education under Stalin Flashcards
under Stalin some of the more liberal trends in education were?
reversed
Although, for the less able what was encouraged ?
increasing amounts of ‘practical’ work- linking to the 5 year plans
the bulk of expansion at secondary and higher level involved?
more formal teaching so as to develop the skills needed in a modern industrial society
many schools became the responsibility of?
the collective farms or town enterprises
universities were too seen as?
who were they put under the control of?
agencies for delivering economic growth
- put under the control of the economic planning agency = Veshenka
what was the economic planning agency called?
Veshenka
what was banned in 1935 and what reappeared?
- the quota system, whereby a high proportion of working-class children were given places at secondary school
selection reappeared for all, including non-proletarians
for the elected a rigid academic curriculum involved?
formal teaching
report cards tests
uniforms
all permitted young people to obtain a strong academic education , sometimes this took place in single-sex schools
the core subjects were ?
reading, writing and science
how much time was devoted to Russian language and literature ?
30%
how much time allocated to maths and science?
20% maths
15% science
what was promoted and introduced?
nationalism was promoted
military training was introduced into middle and higher schools and universities in the years before the war
The Stakhanovite movement was also extended to?
the teaching profession
teachers encouraged to set high targets for themselves and their students
if students failed to do well, teachers could be?
blamed and purged
teacher and university lectures treatment
they were closely watched and could be arrested if they failed to live up to the expected principles
