Stalinist Education Flashcards

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What happens to Lenin’s trends under Stalin”

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-liberal trends reversed
-increasing amounts ‘practical’ work linking to 5YPs encouraged
-expansion secondary + higher involved formal teaching + develop skills need in modern Ind soc

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What did many schools gain in responsibility?

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-became responsibility of collective farms or twin enterprises
-unis seen as agencies for delivering econ growth + under control of econ planning agency - Veshenka

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3
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What was the quota system?

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-working class children given places at secondary schools
-abandoned 1935 + selection reappeared

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What were the core subjects under Stalin?

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-reading, writing + science
-30% of time devoted to Rus lang + lit, 20% maths, 15z science + 10% soviet-style history

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5
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What happened to schools before the war?

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-nationalism promoted
-military training middle + higher schools build up to war

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What was the impact of Stakhavonite movement?

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-teachers encouraged set high targets for selves + students
-if students failed teachers blamed + purged

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What happened to education by 1941 regarding marked improvements?

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-94% of 9-49 age groups in towns literate + 86% countryside
-uni strong in science grads

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What happened despite drawbacks?

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-education proved to be a vehicle for social mobility
-despite working class students reaching high education fell following abandon quota system

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