Characterizes adult education in the Soviet Union. Topics discussed include educational objectives, the place of adult education in the general education system, social influences, standards, structure of evening schools, and teacher training. (Author/DB)

This study traces the implementation of broadcasting in the USSR and its growth through the mid-1920's. It covers the technological precursors and the political, economic, and administrative character of the emerging Soviet nation which provided the climate for that innovation. Lenin's contribution is considered in terms of his influence in the…

This paper, using five examples (Kenya, Japan, Malaysia, the Soviet Union, and the United States), explores some patterns of interactions among social, political, and economic activity (SPEA) and seven influences affecting the character of national systems of education. The educational change and improvement efforts in the five countries are…

Presents perspectives resulting from the inquiry of the American Graduate School of International Management (AZ) 1994 Winterim students who traveled and studied in Cuba. The article maintains that the selective withdrawal of state power from economic activity and the gradual renewal of private competition promotes controversy. (48 references)…