The author surveys the status in the USSR of educational programing and psychological research with learning disabled children who are classified as temporarily retarded in psychological development (TRPD). Education and psychology in the USSR are said to be marked by the following major characteristics: a strong emphasis on the importance of…

Describes the educational role of the Communist Party in the USSR and focuses particularly on Communist theory indoctrination among the population. Examines creativity of the masses, political socialization, assignment to party tasks as an educational experience, political awareness among workers, and transmission of the Communist world view.…

Discusses school reform in the Soviet Union during the last ten years. Need for reforming the syllabuses, which were identical in all schools, arose when an educational policy of universal secondary education was adopted. The shift from secondary education for college-bound students only to general education for all is discussed. (BC)