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Rich, Vera – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
The Soviet Union is undertaking a drive for excellence in higher education by tightening academic standards, closing weaker institutions, changing admission criteria, experimenting with instructional approaches in some institutions, and increasing efforts at labor force development and training programs tied to national economic needs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Change
