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…

Explores how planning for allocation and placement of institutions of higher education in the Soviet Union can be improved. Factors which should be considered in locating universities and technical institutes include territorial distribution of labor, growth in the volume of production, and changing patterns in the need for specialists in various…

Describes the Soviet Union's attempt to devise a national educational system which will both develop the 130 languages spoken by the peoples of the USSR and increase the use of the Russian language as the language of international communication. (Author/DB)

This paper describes and compares the processes of economic and social planning in France and the U.S.S.R., with particular emphasis on national educational planning and how it relates to the overall economic plan. Chapter 1 focuses on various aspects of integrating the educational plan into the overall social and economic plan, with particular…

The USSR's success in educational development suggests that its experience may be helpful to developing nations. The USSR has, since the 1917 revolution, eradicated illiteracy and constructed a universal education system. Among the factors that made this possible are the use of educational planning based on broad development policies; the…

Since 1917, the higher education system in the Soviet Union has been developing as a completely democratized system. All citizens have equal rights to education, and secondary and higher education are accessible to all citizens of the Soviet Union regardless of property, social status, nationality, sex, religion, or political convictions. Such…

This book presents a collection of essays dealing with key issues and trends facing the future of higher education on the international level as the world moves into the 21st century. Essays and their authors are as follows: "The Idea of the University: Changing Roles, Current Crisis and Future Challenges" (Torsten Husen); "Patterns…

The trend toward polytechnical education as a model for future educational reform in the Soviet Union is emphasized. (DE)

Reviews improvements in the quality of higher education during the years 1971-75, and forecasts changes to come during the Tenth Five-Year Plan. Emphasis will be on the role of higher schools in the development of science and in becoming large teaching and research centers. (AV)

This new Soviet position paper outlines a national plan to infuse computers and information technology into all levels of education over the coming two decades. Topics discussed include computer literacy; vocational education; improvement of instructional methods; special education; computers and educational administration; new roles for teachers…

Offers an analysis of the current restructuring of higher and specialized secondary education systems in the USSR by an American Soviet studies expert. This article is followed by six articles on various aspects of this topic which were recently translated from Russian. (JDH)

Describes how the reform of the traditional Soviet school system gradually developed into a movement for a comprehensive reorganization (Perestrojka) and democratization of the educational system. Discusses demands for school autonomy and a new pedagogical thinking based on child-centeredness and partnership. (GEA)

Reviews improvements made in secondary specialized schools from 1971 to 1975, and encourages emphasis on improving structure, content, and forms during the Tenth Five-Year Plan, 1976-80. (AV)