Surveys the role of political and ideological education leaders among university students in China. Reports a study done at Beijing University that measured the amount of political education received by political leaders and measured opinions about political education work. Suggestions are proposed to improve attitudes concerning political…

Since the 1950s, the politicization of Chinese education has reflected the Communist Party's macropolitical goal orientation. Because that orientation now is fixed on economic growth and modernization as the basis for political legitimacy, the current repoliticization of higher education is unlikely to intensify or generalize throughout the…

Describes textbooks of both East and West Germany from 1949-56, 1957-62, 1963-69, and 1970 on. Discusses a shift in West German texts from intense antagonism during the Cold War to a more critical comparison by the 1980s. Compares East German text development that increased in hostility over time, viewing West Germany as a negative alternative to…

A broad survey of democratic political attitudes of United States and West German students was developed jointly by the Governmental Education Division of the Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia and the Bundeszentrale fur politische Bildung in Bonn. This survey sought to probe twelfth-year students' attitudes toward…

Studied possible relationship of political socialization during youth to the personal values of adulthood. Also studied influence of adult values on one's ideas about socialization of next generation. Of particular interest were societal mandates in China during the 1950s and 1960s. Parental values were found to reflect, in a general way, values…

While in the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Russian was emphasized at the expense of English, now the learning of English is encouraged. Students who learn English begin studying in primary school, continue into middle school, with the more talented of the politically qualified getting further study in Chinese institutions of…

This study focuses on efforts to reform the Czechoslovak educational system through a full integration of scientific and technical subjects into school curricula. Section 1 discusses the future development of the Czechoslovak education system in light of such sociopolitical factors as the establishment in 1976 of a long-term educational…