Discussed here is the development of educational methods for helping communists and Soviet people who are not members of the Party to gain a correct understanding of the world and the laws of social development, to understand the sense of phenomena and processes occurring in the world, to give them class-and Party-oriented values, and to combine…

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union operates two separate systems of political schools; one of the Party officials and one for the rank-and-file Party membership. This article presents a complete description of the professional training schools, indicating that training in such schools precedes assignment to leading positions in the Party's…

Surveys the role of political and ideological education leaders among university students in China. Reports a study done at Beijing University that measured the amount of political education received by political leaders and measured opinions about political education work. Suggestions are proposed to improve attitudes concerning political…

Examines the current emphasis in the People's Republic of China on education for modernization in light of policy swings since 1949 between "Red" and "Expert" education for technological advancement and education for communist values. Particular attention is given to moral and political education. (SJL)

The educational process and passionate intensity are forces that are often at odds in society. Passionate intensity is a force that introduces turmoil and threatens those social processes that depend on reason and independent thought. In contrast, the educational process seeks to develop coping skills to limit dependence on others and promote…