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Cary, Emily Pritchard – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
A consultant in talented and gifted education shares excerpts from letters written to her by teachers in the former U.S.S.R. These moving accounts of everyday struggles in a harsh, unpredictable environment show that the world has grown smaller and its inhabitants more interdependent. (MLH)
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Silcox, Harry C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
In June 1992, 26 high school students and environmentalists left United States to participate in community service/experimental learning environmental project in Russia. Focus was environmental monitoring of Novgorod, Russia. Both U.S. and Russian students gained in scientific knowledge; Russian teens felt more empowered about community service.…
Descriptors: Community Services, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange
Glanzer, Perry L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Despite the Soviet emphasis on character education, communist "vospitanie" had little lasting influence once political enforcement was removed. Between 1988-92, the juvenile crime rate rose 50 percent. American educators should be cautious about promoting lists of virtues that serve a political agenda or are justified primarily on…
Descriptors: Communism, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Role, Foreign Countries
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Of 27 countries in a World Health Organization survey, American children report the most physical complaints, Portuguese children are most kind to one another, and Lithuanians watch more TV. U.S. and Czech teens are great dieters. Northern Irish, Scottish, and Finnish youngsters love computer games. (MLH)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise
Rust, Val D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
According to Education Minister Edward Dneprov, the Russian Republic's education policy has two major pillars--democratization and "humanitization" (stressing the humanities and a truly child-centered curriculum). A market economy is not incompatible with humanistic aims, but it is not the driving force behind them. The flagging economy…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Economic Change, Educational Change, Educational Policy
