This article engages with the influence of Soviet educational models and Western European contacts, mediated by historical institutional and cultural legacies in producing specifically Eastern educational variants. A first level of analysis will identify the reasons behind the emergence of these variations. A second and higher level of analysis…

Following a discussion of education in the Soviet Union, this paper relates some observations on teacher education in the U.S.S.R. Among the observations noted are that teacher education as a discipline is controlled by the central government; teachers are prepared similarily for both elementary and secondary levels; teacher preparation occurs in…

Drawing on examples from England and Russia, the author discusses three issues involving politics and education: 1) what proportion of society's resources are to be allocated to education, 2) how and by whom shall this allocation be determined, and 3) should control be centralized or decentralized once resources are allocated. (Author/RM)

The progressive stance of Soviet education in the 1920's, reflecting the writings of Dewey, Parkhurst, and Montessori, is related to the political and economic expediencies dictated by Bolshevism. (JH)

The reshaping of man to the Soviet ideal through education is the context within which the author considers three recent books on Soviet education--Shiela Fitzpatrick's "The Commissariat of Enlightenment"; J. J. Tomiak's "The Soviet Union"; and Jean Pennar's "Modernization and Diversity in Soviet Education." (JH)

Eight articles translated from Russian journals in education and philosophy focus on various themes related to Lenin's contributions to Soviet education. Topics discussed include current policy priorities for the Soviet school system, language education for national minorities in the USSR, and Lenin's influence on the establishment of combined…

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Esthetic Education of Pupils in School,""The Joint Educational Work of the School, the Family, and the Community," and "The Grade Leader Teacher as the Organizer and Leader…

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Subject Matter and Tasks of School Pedagogy,""Principles of Education in the School,""The Principles of Teaching,""Instilling a Communist World View," and…

Discusses efforts to improve scientific research by certifying research projects and research instructors. Improvements include better evaluation of dissertations, clarifying standards for research certification, and improving formal graduate study programs. (Author/DB)

The two major topics discussed are problems in the development of the teaching system in higher education and the communist education of students. (RM)

Discusses how open education arose in the United States, what its relations are to the society around it, and what it has to offer to the American scene by examining past attempts to institute it in two other countries, noting that the two examples each present graphic examples of the interrelationship between education and politics. (Author/JM)

Literature study is seen to be useful in the labor training of pupils. Combined with history and social studies, it creates understanding of life, its patterns, and interpersonal relationships that people encounter in the labor process. Literature should be studied from the viewpoint of philosophical, social, and moral problems. (Author/AV)

A review of the history of vocational and postsecondary technical education in the United States and the Soviet Union demonstrates how historical background, social values, environment, and institutional characteristics affected the development of two different systems. The seemingly fragmented pluralist model in the United States appears more…

This article was designed to assess the view that Soviet education differs little in essentials from that of the Tsarist era, in that the theoretical and practical foundations of the present system stemmed from pre-Revolutionary Russia. (Author)