Other domestic reforms: Educational reforms Flashcards
When were these reforms? (2)
1863-64
What did the abolition of serfdom increase?
The need for basic literacy and numeracy
What did the establishment of the zemstva provide?
The opportunity for a change in the control and funding of education
Who was the minister of education and in what years? (2)
Alexander Golovnin 1862-67
What were universities given the opportunity to do? (2)
- govern themselves
- appoint their own staff
Who was the responsibility of schooling transferred to?
To the zemstva from the Russian Orthodox Church
How were primary and secondary schools changed?
- Extended
- Modern schools established at the secondary level
- Students from both could go university
What were schools declared?
Open to all regardless of class and sex
When were women allowed to attend secondary school for non-vocational education?
1870
What did the new independence given to universities affect?
Increased the number of radical and militant thinkers
What happened after 1866?
The education reforms were seen as so successful that it was deemed necessary to reassert government control
