Education and upbringing in the Soviet Union are aimed at shaping a Communist world view, loyalty to Marxism-Leninism, and boundless dedication to the revolutionary, military, and labor traditions of the people. Only by administrative organization and development can this be accomplished. (JB)

Examines teacher education policy development in China in light of changes in China's political and social goals following the death of Mao Tse-tung in 1976. China's most important current goal is to become a modernized nation by the year 2000. Challenges and opportunities of teacher education with regard to this goal are discussed. (DB)

This review of cross-national data on educational achievement indicates that the U.S. educational system has clearly been responsive both to the rapid changes in society and to its basic democratic ideology. (Author)

Introduces findings from an investigation of political education in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom. It focuses on describing and analyzing political learning processes, political socialization, political learning experiences in the classroom, and problems which beset political education programs. (DB)

The recent development of correspondence education in China is discussed and the contributions of correspondence education to the revolutionary struggle are assessed. (Author/DB)

The evolution of political education in Germany from the late 19th century to the present is outlined. (DE)

Relationship of the Academy to growth of science in USSR and the activity of developing a socialist society. (ND)

Discusses Canadian national unity and the social studies curriculum. Suggests regarding Canada as a political whole composed of many cultures. A new K-12 social studies curriculum, which includes a comprehensive program in Canadian citizenship, is needed. The elementary, middle, and secondary students would study citizenship, Canadian political…

Examines how Soviet elementary textbooks inculcate political attitudes about Lenin, history and current events, and the importance of the Soviet army. Excerpts from readers are included as illustrations of political instruction. (AV)

Author states that: "Education /in these countries/ is openly and avowedly political, seeking to prepare the child for a useful life in the socialistic society."

British universities remain autonomous and continue to act as effective agencies of political socialization. The historical ambivalence in the structure of the German university between academic freedom and state regulation remains, inhibiting the German university's value as an agency of political socialization. (Author/RM)

The recent reforms exemplified by the restructuring of the Humbolt University, Berlin, and described in this article are the result of national goals to unify the educational system and gear it to the needs of the people and are the third in a series of reforms begun in 1945. (JH)

The principle task of the political information session, an important form of communist indoctrination in elementary and secondary grades, is to help pupils assimilate and gain a correct understanding of world events and political issues. Newspaper reading, supervised by a teacher, is the basic activity. (KM)