Education - Khrushchev Flashcards
1
Q
what did he do to small country schools?
A
merged them to improve standards in rural areas
2
Q
how largely did the number of schools in towns/cities increase?
A
it doubled
3
Q
what did the government invest in?
A
teacher training & recruitment which reduced class sizes to improve education
4
Q
when were secondary fees abolished?
A
1956
5
Q
how was the curriculum changed?
A
shifted the focus away from traditional subjects & towards vocational training (positive for the economy)
6
Q
what happened to exams?
A
replaced by continuous assessment
7
Q
what head teachers’ right was removed?
A
the right to expel students
8
Q
who was most likely to access the best education & uni?
A
party members & children of the nomenklatura
9
Q
what did senior communists believe?
A
- thought that khrushchev’s reforms undermined the academic excellence of the soviet system
- this led to brezhnev reversing khrushchev’s educational reforms later, a long term concern
