In the past few decades, especially since the 2008-09 economic downturn, the faculty of American colleges and universities has undergone a far-reaching transformation. Multiple factors, mainly extraneous to the campus itself, are reshaping higher education, and as a result a reprioritizing of the internal allocation of resources is occurring. The…

A roundtable of Soviet academicians addressed the problem of extending educational research to higher education, with emphasis on better preparation of university students for their vocations and on lessons to be learned from Soviet research on pedagogy and educational psychology related to primary and secondary schools. (IM)

The Communist Party and the Soviet government are working to improve the training of specialists as one element in the acceleration of progress in science and technology. The role of higher education in this training is discussed. (RM)

Describes experiments in the Soviet Union intended to develop scholastic activities which encourage young children to develop their motivation for cognitive learning. All experiments were based on the problem-solving approach. (DB)

The extent to which higher education effectively functions determines, in large measure, the national economic efficiency of Russia. This article discusses the concentration, structure, and location of Russian universities. (Author/RM)

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

Discusses general education curriculum for the mass secondary schools in the Soviet Union. Specifically examined are what to teach, what curricula and textbooks should be like, and perspectives for curriculum development. (AM)

A summary is presented of the results of the 1970 Soviet census as they pertain to literacy, educational and occupational equality, and distribution by residence, nationality, age, sex, and income. (KM)

Stresses the need to find the most economical ways to organize instruction in higher education in the Soviet Union. Concludes that concentration of specialist training in specific areas within a limited number of educational institutions will promote efficient utilization of resources. (Author/DB)

Discussed are admissions and scientific research activity in higher education in the USSR. (RM)

Census results are used to draw conclusions concerning the enrollment of school pupils in the USSR in order to indicate the demographic conditions under which public education is developing. (Author/KM)

The article discusses the interrelated processes of science, education, and production and stresses the need for their simultaneous and harmonious development. The historical development of education which accompanies a scientific revolution is analyzed. (RM)

Major objectives of secondary specialized education in the Soviet Union are training qualified specialists and contributing to the development of the general cultural and educational level of the population. Presents statistics related to expansion in training of specialized personnel and predicts that future educational development will be based…

Compares funding of scientific research and education in the Soviet Union by government agencies and independent research departments. Suggests that funding for scientific research should be coordinated by government ministries in charge of educating science specialists. (Author/DB)

This article discusses some of the methodological problems involved in determining indices for the level of education in the Soviet Union. (KM)