Education and Society in the New Russia

This survey of the changes in education and socialization in the former USSR examines the institutions that are shaping the first post-Soviet generation. Chapters provide reports on such questions as diversification and the development of independent schools, curriculum reform and democratization.

List of contents

Part 1 The Soviet Legacy; Chapter 1 The Educational Legacy of the Soviet Period, Anthony Jones; Part 2 New Structures, New Curriculums; Chapter 2 Plans to Reform Russian Higher Education, Harley D. Balier; Chapter 3 Diversification in Russian Education, Stephen T. Kerr; Chapter 4 Clever Children and Curriculum Reform, John Dunstan; Chapter 5 The Independent Schools of St. Petersburg, Marie A. Westbrook, Lev Lurie, Mikhail Ivanov; Chapter 6 History Education and Historiography in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia, William B. Husband; Chapter 7 Reform in History and Social Studies Education in Russian Secondary Schools, Janet G. Vaillant; Part 3 Professional Education; Chapter 8 Education for Management in a New Economy, Sheila M. Puffer; Chapter 9 Reforming Medical Education in Russia, Julie V. Brown, Nina L. Rusinova; Chapter 10 Educating Russia for a Free Press, Nicholas Daniloff; Chapter 11 Issues in Teacher Education, Stephen Webber, Tatiana Webber; Part 4 Education and Social Issues; Chapter 12 Confronting Sexuality in School and Society, Lynne Attwood; Chapter 13 After Graduation, What?, Deborah Adelman; Chapter 14 The Labor Market and Education in the Post-Soviet Era, Igor V. Kitaev;

About the author

Anthony Jones

Product details

• Authors: David M Jones
• Assisted by: Anthony Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.1994
• EAN: 9781563242090
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-209-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; EDUCATION / General, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Sociology and anthropology