Presents translation of short booklet, intended for wide distribution to Soviet teachers, which summarizes the most recent work of Soviet educational psychologists such as A.K. Markova, A.B. Orlov, and L.M. Fridman, on motivation of school learning. Drawing on developmental and activity theories of learning, this issue is recommended reading for…

Six articles discuss various aspects of educational policy and practices in the Soviet Union with regard to expected future developments. Topics discussed include declining enrollments due to declining national birthrate, socioeconomic factors, lifestyle, improving the ten-year general educational plan, and meshing educational reforms with the…

Describes development of language skills in elementary and secondary schools in the USSR. Also illustrates a model which links theory and practice with research on psychological functions pioneered by L.S. Vygotsky in the 1920s and 1930s. Topics discussed include guidelines to acquisition of speech, language as a means of communication, and…