Social partnership is an important problem in the administration of education. It involves not only the practice of jointly formulating decisions but also a level of balance in mutual responsibility. The authors, drawing on international experience in social partnership in education, demonstrate the necessity for it, the prerequisites, parameters,…

On 28 November 2006 Russia observes the one-hundredth anniversary of Dmitrii Sergeevich Likhachev. By an edict of President V.V. Putin 2006 has been designated the year of D.S. Likhachev. A scientist of encyclopedic scope and a renowned researcher into Old Russian literature, Academician Likhachev became, starting in the second half of the 1980s,…

Describes a Russian exhibit of scientific and technological applications for education. Discusses how the nation's transition to a market economy is dramatically changing technical and professional education. Concludes that the most important result of the conference was that people began to rethink their activities. (CFR)

Articulates the basic philosophy of the anthropological-humanistic movement in Soviet education and identifies its leading adherents. The movement believed in the creative self-realization of every child and promoted noncoercive, antiauthoritarian educational methods. Although supported by ardent Marxists, the movement became supplanted by a more…

Discusses the conflicts, initiatives, and educational programs introduced into postrevolutionary Byelorussian Schools. Initially, educational objectives seesawed between harsh Marxist-Leninist directives and reactionary responses. Eventually a system developed that incorporated Byelorussian folk culture and Marxist ideology. (MJP)

Profiles the Psychoneurological Institute, a turn-of-the-century scientific education establishment. The Institute developed its own syllabi, introduced new courses, and waived tuition for low-income students. This freedom attracted scholars, students, and political controversy. After the 1917 Revolution the Institute became an accepted part of…

Discusses the sometimes brutal, sometimes idealistic attempts by early Soviet revolutionaries to conscript the home and family into the Marxist educational system. Programs ranged from the benign (teaching peasant children new crops) to the totalitarian (extending criminal prosecution to the age of 12). Briefly covers later periods. (MJP)

Discusses the career and contributions of Russian educator and psychologist G. I. Chelpanov. Chelpanov founded Russia's first Psychology Institute and actively promoted psychological research and education. His resistance to Soviet efforts to introduce Marxist dogma into psychological research ended his career. (MJP)

Considers the effects upon, and responses to, World War II by Soviet higher education. Although wartime conditions seriously depleted the student population as well as educational facilities, Soviet education remained productive. Discusses higher education's contribution to the victory and includes statistical data. (MJP)

Maintains that during the first 15 years of Soviet rule, the Communist Party's school policy went through at least 5 transformations. Describes these changes in light of Stalin's New Economic Policy. Speculates that the Russian school system will return to its slow progress toward "Americanization." (ACM)

Maintains that social change and declining economic conditions have created barriers to higher education on Sakhalin Island, a state within Russia. Discusses factors that determine whether or not secondary school graduates apply for postsecondary education. Includes five tables of relevant data. (CFR)

Asserts that the Russian educational system is facing a crisis of confidence among its teachers and students regarding employment opportunities after leaving secondary education. Calls for educational reform in curriculum and instructional methods that can provide periodic retraining as economic changes occur. (CFR)

Summarizes early Soviet Russia's first attempts to formulate and implement a national policy regarding higher education. Immediately following the revolution Soviet educational policy was often chaotic and contradictory as authorities tried to inculcate Marxist-Leninist ideology. Discusses the contributions of the Red Professorship Institutes and…

Outlines the history of private education in tsarist Russia. Follows its development from a smattering of tutors for children of the elite to the establishment of boarding schools and subsequent government inspectors. Discusses the contrasting educational philosophies and personalities involved in these institutions. (MJP)

Reports on a 1990 study of political and social attitudes of Russian school students, age 10-15. Finds that belief in Communism is declining and that boys are more skeptical about Communism than are girls. Concludes that social issues and moral values were considered very important by a large number of the respondents. (CFR)