The author discusses needed improvements in the university training of Russian economists. (Author/RM)

Improvement of the quality of training of professional economists should not be left to educational institutions alone; the solution to the problem depends directly on the level of economic self awareness of the masses. (JB)

The author discusses ways to improve the training of economists at the university level. (Author/RM)

Emphasis is on the need to improve the forms and methods of instruction continuously, to incorporate persistently scientific principles, to raise the intellectual level of the ideas presented in the classes, and to achieve a maximum of popularity and emotional motivation. (JB)

Research on problems relating to the economic education of pupils is the first step in the creation of the didactics of the social sciences. (JB)

Studies show that workers who have studied the principles of economics produce less defective products, have their output passed on first inspection, and take a greater part in innovative and social work. (JB)

Explains that professional economic education in Russia will require a refurbishing of the scientific, methodological, and educative foundations of education and an accelerated development of economic institutes and departments. (Author/AV)

Discusses the question of how to teach former Soviet workers about market economics. Argues that the need for such training is a problem that must be solved immediately. Discusses government efforts to prepare relevant curricular materials and study aids. Calls for radical changes in the selection, training, and certification of teachers. (SG)