In the context of modernization it is important to provide complete secondary education for the whole age group. The achievement of this aim will bring about a new improvement in the cultural and educational levels of the Soviet people. (Author/JH)

The scientific technological revolution in Russia has demanded that the school devote particular attention to inculcating in young people a capacity and readiness for labor, a knowledge of the broad scientific bases of production, and an ability to employ their knowledge freely in practical activity. (Author/RM)

The article discusses the major goals of labor training in secondary Russian urban schools and ways for achieving these goals. (Author/RM)

One of the primary concerns of the Communist Party and one of the main tasks of the Leninist Komsomol is rearing boys and girls in a spirit of respect and love for labor. (Author/RM)

This study of upper secondary education and the procedures of access to higher education is based on research in eight selected countries: Argentina, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia, France, Philippines, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom and the United States of America. The project was designed to be a comparative study of the aims and…

This issue presents a collection of short articles which appeared in the Russian education press. Included are articles that: (1) announce policy decisions, (2) support the crash campaign to institute computer education,(3) provide a course curriculum, and (4) discuss theoretical issues and needed research. (JDH)

The author outlines the progress to date in achieving the transition to universal secondary education. He identifies the major problem as poor preparation of teachers, especially in rural areas, to work with the new programs. (Author/DE)

The joint plan of a rural, secondary school and a nearby factory is exemplary of carrying out a plan for the vocational guidance and labor training of pupils. (Author/ND)

The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to provide researchers, analysts, teachers, and advanced students, interested in various aspects of Soviet education, with a body of reference materials covering the large number of relevant articles and monographs which have been published since the late 1950's. The bibliography includes 281 titles…

Discussion about education for the working class emphasizes improvements in vocational and technical education and presents recommendations for future changes. (ND)

The author details graph exercises and solutions, coordinated with a "new textbook," to explain gas laws for isoprocesses, the first law of thermodynamics, and heat transfer. (JH)

Discusses problems confronting universal rural education in the secondary grades including a lack of resources, inadequate numbers of schools, limited instructional materials, and teachers with specialized training for rural education programs. (MB)

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)

The philosophy and methodology of mathematics testing in the USSR are considered. (DT)