Scholars as exemplars and their linked eponyms play a significant role in education. Since the discovery of the periodic law in 1869, perceptions of Mendeleev and his eponyms may have shifted. With the aim of assessing the historical and current portrayal of Mendeleev and his eponyms in chemistry textbooks and on the Internet, content analysis of…

Analytical chemists need to revise curricula and make better use of computers to improve the status of their discipline. Highlights of an international panel of leading analytical chemists which addressed topics and issues related to these needs are presented. A chart showing the five-year Soviet chemistry curriculum is included. (JN)

Developed as part of a document series in UNESCO's Science and Technology Education program, this volume reviews the major trends and cites the improvements in the natural science and mathematics education in the Soviet Union. Separate units are provided for the discipline areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. These sections…

Information is presented, based on two visits to the USSR combined with a reading acquaintance of Soviet science education, about education in science in Soviet schools. (PB)

Provides a rationale for the Soviet chemistry curriculum and offers guidelines for teaching methodology. Details the goals and tasks for students in the Soviet chemistry curriculum for grades six through eleven. (RKM)

Reviews the recently established curriculum for teaching chemistry in the Soviet Union. Examines guidelines for teaching methodology. Also looks at basic pupil knowledge and skills in several different areas of chemistry. (RKM)

The current reform of general secondary education and vocational training in the USSR is aimed at further improving quality and meeting social demands. This document is an addendum to "Science and Mathematics Education in the General Secondary School in the Soviet Union," published in July 1986. It discusses some of the new reform…

Provides an overview based on personal experiences, recollections, viewpoints and anecdotal records. Discusses the general philosophy of education in the Soviet Union, the selection of students, graduate study and the chemistry curriculum. Compares and contrasts the educational systems of the Soviet Union and the United States. (CW)

Identifies specific content changes in secondary school chemistry courses since 1968 and evaluates the reform in terms of student achievement by each grade level. (AV)

Recommends that high school students be taught about interdisciplinary relationships among the sciences, specifically chemistry and physics. Explains how schools can coordinate class schedules and course content to complement learning in both sciences. (AV)

Reports on participation in a symposium that is an outgrowth of a scientific exchange agreement between the United States and the USSR. The symposium included both university and industry researchers. (GS)

A descriptive and personal evaluation of the quality of chemistry education in USSR is presented. Describes the curriculum, graduate requirements and degrees, funding and organizations of the academies of science, physical facilities, and human resources. (DS)

This article discusses ways for reflecting the present level of the natural sciences and their technical applications in secondary labor education. The author emphasizes ideas from the new interrelated branches of science, physical science in particular, that are developing at the interface of the classical sciences. (Author/RM)

This article discusses ways in which secondary polytechnical schools in Russia can acquaint pupils with the basic ideas of applied chemistry. Students must be guided so that they can choose a vocation in accordance with their personal inclinations and the needs of society. (Author/RM)

The pedagogy of chemistry education in the Soviet Union is discussed in a series of articles on inculcating social attitudes and ethics in chemistry instruction, teaching methods, school-leaving and higher education entrance examination results, and the role of the chemistry teacher in vocational guidance and instruction. (JH)