Sketches a Russian lesson at Grade 9 on the Soviet hero Mikhail Devyatyev. Guidance on method, using teaching aids (blackboard pictures and filmstrips), is included. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes Cuba's unique approach to indoctrinating high school students in communist beliefs. It places urban students in work-study schools in the countryside to separate them from (1) urban elitism and (2) family influence which conditions attitudes toward career goals. As a result, young adults are more willing to be sent wherever they are…

Segments of Soviet society which help youth to understand the norms of socialist society and citizenship include the family setting, school, youth organizations, institutes of higher education, and work collectives. Contributions of verbal propaganda, mass media, and literature toward legal and citizenship education are noted. Also discusses…

Reports on the implementation of the education with production (EWP) curriculum reform 13 years after its implementation in eight pilot schools in Zimbabwe. EWP attempted to foster socialist principles, redress colonial mentality, and inculcate industrial and technical skills. Poor planning, political interference, and lack of support hurt the…

Educational policy in Viet Nam has closely followed the revolutionary movement. In the essentially democratic period from 1945 to 1960, Viet Nam created a nationwide 10-grade school system and fought illiteracy on a large scale. By 1960, as socialism began to predominate, especially in the North, traditional educational methods and values began to…