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Monoszon, Ele Isaevich – Soviet Education, 1988
Presents chapter 2 from Ele Isaevich Monoszon's 1987 book, "The Establishment and Development of Soviet Pedagogy." Focuses on achievements of the 1920s in establishing a Soviet system of education. Reviews biographies and ideas of five eminent Soviet educators. (CH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Ewing, E. Thomas – 1994
This historical review describes the expansion of elementary and secondary education in the Soviet Union during the decade of the 1930's under the Stalinist regime. This study explores how teachers participated in shaping the relationship between education and Stalinist political culture by examining how teachers made sense of their position in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Historiography
Parker, Franklin – 1983
Current trends in ethical/moral instruction are placed in context by tracing educational and social change from the 19th century to the present. The focus on religion for salvation and on good behavior lasted in modified form well into the 19th century. In the late 19th century curriculum in the schools changed due to immigration, industrialism,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Prokof'ev, M. A. – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a book on the present state of Soviet education, with historical background for purposes of comparison. The introductory chapter traces the progress of Soviet education from 1917 to 1967. Comparative statistics are quoted to illustrate the results of the revolution that…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Communism, Educational History
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Brue, Stanley L.; MacPhee, Craig R. – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Reports on a three-week seminar taught by U.S. economists at Moscow State University (Russia) in June 1992. Discusses the history of the pre-1992 economics curriculum and the emerging curriculum in modern Russia. Includes three tables illustrating changing curriculum content in economics over the past two decades. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Economics
Ziaziun, Ivan A. – Soviet Education, 1989
Discusses the experiences and ideas of Anton S. Makarenko, an early influential Soviet educator known for his children's labor collective school that operated in the 1920s near Poltava. Examines Makarenko's legacy for the current educational reform movement, which emphasizes methods that combine instruction with social production and seeks ways to…
Descriptors: Biographies, Communism, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Blumenthal, Irene; Benson, Charles – 1978
Examination of the history and present structure of Soviet education reveals a number of potential lessons for educational planners in developing countries, according to the authors. This report traces the course of Soviet educational reforms from the 1910s to the 1970s in four areas: general (elementary and some secondary) education, vocational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Centralization, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1959
The Soviet view of education as a chief resource for achieving national, social, economic, cultural, and scientific objectives is reflected in this report of the first U.S. mission to the U.S.S.R. The following topics are covered: The Administrative System of Soviet Education, Nurseries and Kindergartens, Schools of General Education, Extraschool…
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Curriculum Study Centers, Early Childhood Education
Kabalevskii, Dmitri – Soviet Education, 1988
A Soviet journalist interviews Dmitrii Kabalevskii, a renowned Soviet composer and educator concerning Kabalevskii's efforts to introduce a new music curriculum during the 1970s. Kabalevskii stresses building on students' experiences with music and encouraging creativity rather than formalistic training. Recounts the struggle against governmental…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Bureaucracy, Creativity, Curriculum Development
Monoszon, Ele Isaevich – Soviet Education, 1988
Traces Soviet educational history during the 1950s and 1960s. Presents chapter four from Ele Monoszon's "The Establishment and Development of Soviet Pedagogy." Reviews theories and research of key Soviet educators during this period. (CH)
Descriptors: Communism, Educational History, Educational Principles, Educational Research
1991
A study of the nature, extent, and effectiveness of foreign language education in the Soviet Union is presented. Research methodology consisted of reading available literature and a panel discussion wiht three Soviet language teaching specialists, then review of a draft report by additional specialists from Moscow and the United States. The report…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bondarenko, E. G.; And Others – 1983
Higher education in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) is described, including the system's history, current conditions, functions, and structure. The particular shape of the Byelorussian higher education is in part due to the fact that it only came into being as a system after the revolution of 1917, meaning that from the beginning…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Faculty, College Role, College Students
Medlin, William K.; Lindquist, Clarence B.; Schmitt, Marshall L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
The continuing interest which American educators and other citizens have attached to Soviet schools and their development has served to encourage the U.S. Office of Education in its efforts to provide the most complete and verified information obtainable on the subject. As expressed in "Soviet Commitment to Education, Report of the First…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Comparative Education
Tsirul'nikov, Anatolii – Soviet Education, 1989
Traces developments in Soviet education from the 1920s. Points out shifts in teaching practices and research, from the Leninist vision of labor collective schools to the Stalinist era's bureaucratic, counterrevolutionary tendencies. Argues current educational reform revisits the Leninist ideal of combining instruction with social production needs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Development
Davydov, V. V. – Soviet Education, 1988
Presents the fifth chapter ("Learning Activity in the Younger School-age Period") of V. V. Davydov's "Problems of Developmental Teaching," published in 1986. Covers the history of learning activity issues and the content and structuring of learning activity. Argues elementary level developmental teaching should promote a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Educational History
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