Stalinist Education Flashcards
What happens to Lenin’s trends under Stalin”
-liberal trends reversed
-increasing amounts ‘practical’ work linking to 5YPs encouraged
-expansion secondary + higher involved formal teaching + develop skills need in modern Ind soc
What did many schools gain in responsibility?
-became responsibility of collective farms or twin enterprises
-unis seen as agencies for delivering econ growth + under control of econ planning agency - Veshenka
What was the quota system?
-working class children given places at secondary schools
-abandoned 1935 + selection reappeared
What were the core subjects under Stalin?
-reading, writing + science
-30% of time devoted to Rus lang + lit, 20% maths, 15z science + 10% soviet-style history
What happened to schools before the war?
-nationalism promoted
-military training middle + higher schools build up to war
What was the impact of Stakhavonite movement?
-teachers encouraged set high targets for selves + students
-if students failed teachers blamed + purged
What happened to education by 1941 regarding marked improvements?
-94% of 9-49 age groups in towns literate + 86% countryside
-uni strong in science grads
What happened despite drawbacks?
-education proved to be a vehicle for social mobility
-despite working class students reaching high education fell following abandon quota system