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Russian Education Policy from the Late 1980S through the Early 2000S
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Kosaretsky, S.; Grunicheva, I.; Goshin, M. – Russian Education & Society, 2016
We discuss the results of a study of Russian educational policy from the late 1980s to the early 2000s in connection with the emerging trends of educational inequality in the field of K-12 education. A statistical analysis of data on educational organizations, content analysis of documents, and a review of legislation and materials collected…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Equal Education
Analysis of VET in Ukraine Since the Soviet Era
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Zinser, Richard – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how vocational education and training (VET) in Ukraine has changed since the Soviet era; and to determine its structure, successes, and challenges. Design/methodology/approach: The author conducted interviews and tours at 15 vocational schools in seven cities in Ukraine. Findings: Ukraine is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Change, Interviews
Back in the USSR: Path Dependence Effects in Student Representation in Russia
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Chirikov, Igor; Gruzdev, Ivan – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This paper analyses the current state of student representation in Russia as deeply rooted in the institutional structure of the Soviet higher education system. The study traces the origins of existing institutional arrangements for student representation at the level of university governance and analyses how representation practices have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Participation, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
The Origins of Christian Liberal Arts Higher Education in Russia: A Case Study of the Russian-American Christian University
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Titarchuk, Victor N. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
This is a case study of the historical development of a private Christian faith-based school of higher education in post-Soviet Russia from its conception in 1990 until 2010. This binational school was founded as Russian-American Christian University (RACU) in 1996. In 2003, business and economics as well as social work undergraduate academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Liberal Arts, Case Studies
On the Prospects and Problems of Secondary Professional Education in Russia.
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Rozanova, Iu. M. – Russian Education and Society, 1998
Explores vocational-technical education and secondary specialized educational institutions in Russia. Presents the results from a sociological survey, in February through April 1996, focusing on the Moscow Technical College, a state-run, secondary, specialized educational institution providing graduates of ninth through eleventh grades a…
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Professional Education