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Peer reviewedBrandwein, Paul F.; Glass, Lynn W. – Science Teacher, 2000
Explains the cultural evolution and the impossible interchangeability among United States and Japanese schools. Advocates the need for incremental changes, improving employment conditions, and effective curriculum change to meet youths' developmental needs. First published in 1991. (YDS)
Descriptors: Biology, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOlaisen, Johan L. – International Library Review, 1987
Compares the philosophy of librarianship in the Soviet Union, where libraries are subordinate to the goals of the Communist party, and Scandinavia, where libraries maintain political neutrality. A brief history of library education in both countries is given and the current state of library education and research is described. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Doctoral Programs
Download full textRudman, Herbert C. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
The study and analysis of Soviet political, social, and economic systems is as old as the Soviet Union itself, but an intensive study of its educational system is a recent development. Many scholars have turned their attention to the Soviet Union's educational system and have studied the curriculums, teaching methods, textbooks, and other…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, School Administration, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRaymond, Boris – Canadian Library Journal, 1991
Reviews the history of library education in Russia and examines current practices in the education of librarians and library technicians. Various levels of library education are explained, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and on-the-job training; instruction in library automation is described; and current problems in library education are…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
Peer reviewedBeisembaeva, Zhanat Abaevna – International Information and Library Review, 1995
Analyzes sociological research conducted by Kazakhstan libraries between 1991 and 1994. Highlights include discussions on the sociology of reading, research results, and library facilities. It was found that reading is characterized by frequent changes in demands of readers caused by dramatic shifts in ideology, politics, and economics in the…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Library Facilities, Library Surveys
Linderman, Eric Graham – 1998
This paper provides a biographical study of A. Robert Rogers, Dean of the School of Library Science at Kent State University from 1977-1985, with a focus on his writing, teaching, and study of international librarianship. The following sources of information were used: (1) materials kept in the Department of Special Collections and Archives in the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Biographies, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions
Peer reviewedSchott, Thomas – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Examines the extent to which scientific research in the former Soviet Union was endogenous and the degree to which it was integrated into the scientific world system during the 1970s and 1980s. Autarchy, self-reliance, and distinctiveness in scientific traditions are discussed; the center-periphery concept is examined; and results of a survey of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Influences, Science and Society
Weinstein, Allen, Ed. – 1988
This document is the discussion guide for a four part video/print series designed to contribute to the understanding of the U.S.-Soviet relationship and the summitry process which has become such a visible part of it. Each of the four 30-minute programs interweaves archival material with informal discussions by distinguished scholars about…
Descriptors: Diplomatic History, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
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
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
