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Eliutin, V. P., Ed. – Soviet Education, 1985
Discussed are admissions and scientific research activity in higher education in the USSR. (RM)
Descriptors: College Admission, Communism, Comparative Education, Educational Practices
Dmitrienko, T. M. – Soviet Education, 1978
Compares funding of scientific research and education in the Soviet Union by government agencies and independent research departments. Suggests that funding for scientific research should be coordinated by government ministries in charge of educating science specialists. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBalzer, Harley D. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1985
Examines the gap between American and Soviet science, tracing the gap to overcentralization, an aversion to risk, and emphasis on theory at the expense of application. Indicates that Soviet leaders are aware of some of the problems but that barriers to reform remain strong and prospects for real change are limited. (JN)
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLepkowski, Wil – Chemical and Engineering News, 1986
Presents highlights of a December 1985 report on Soviet scientific capabilities. One finding is that a new emphasis on computing advances and instrumentation may weaken basic research in this country. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
