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)

Two major hypotheses are considered in an attempt to account for the relative absence of home economics in the educational system of the Soviet Union: (1) strengthening of the family unit is not compatible with Soviet policy, and (2) Soviet commitment to economic growth negates home economics education. (Author/EC)

This series of lesson plans and activities deals with the economic demise of the now-defunct Soviet Union. Each of the five lessons and six activities addresses identified standards and benchmarks from the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics. The lesson plans also address the National History Content Standards, in terms of both the…

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)

The Soviet Union's plan to increase the economic knowledge of 90 million workers through courses taught while on the job is described. (DE)

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)

After a three-week tour in Moscow, the author discusses and compares various aspects of Russian home economics: general school home economics, home economics after school, Moscow housing, home furnishings, dining out in Moscow, and consumer economics. (Author/BP)

Objectives of a seventh grade course in physical geography and an eighth grade course in economic geography are outlined, among them is the goal of having each student comprehend the contribution each region within the Soviet Union makes to the national economy and to international development. (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)

Analysis of the structure and contribution to the training of highly skilled specialists for the national economy and state management by the U.S.S.R. Financial and Economic Institute for Distance Education includes distance teaching methods, use of media, and proposals for the future of distance education in the U.S.S.R. (MBR)

To assist students in comparing living standards in the Soviet Union and Western Nations, a chart containing data from a 1982 survey of the retail prices of 179 selected consumer goods and services is provided. Prices were converted into worktime equivalents and the capital of each country, with the exception of Munich, was chosen to represent the…