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Kuraev, Alex – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
Historically, the university was an alien establishment for Russia, reflecting the political ambition of its leadership, not the organic impetus of Russian society. In Soviet academia, the notion of university education was replaced by the concept of vocational-technical training. As a creation of the Soviet government, Soviet higher education…
Descriptors: Western Civilization, Administrative Organization, Higher Education, International Education
Stelmakh, V. D. – 1982
Dealing with the interrelationship of the book to other forms of mass communication in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), this report focuses on the sociological issues involved and the responses of the public to the various channels of communication. Sections of the report deal with the following topics: (1) the building of the mass…
Descriptors: Books, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
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Sowtis, Dennis – Comparative Education, 1991
In 1984, Soviet educational reforms increased the number of vocational secondary schools, introduced pupils to vocational education at an earlier age, and strengthened vertical integration between local enterprises and schools. Unintended consequences may be occupational rigidity, course offerings based on obsolete manpower needs, and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Gilder, Eric – 1987
The telecommunication revolution in the USSR is creating structural change in the culture, encompassing media, societal, and ideological systems. In the process, it is replacing traditional Soviet collectivist values with individualist, western values. Increasingly easy access to western ideas through VCRs, direct broadcast satellites (DBS), and…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications Satellites