Impressions of Soviet Agricultural Education

Some aspects of medical education in the former Soviet Union.

Leadership Education Courses and Programs in Departments of Agricultural Education

This national study of post-secondary departments of agricultural education examined leadership and human resource management/development course offerings, course characteristics, future department plans, backgrounds of faculty, and related outreach activities. The majority of the courses were offered for undergraduate credit and were predominately required courses for agricultural education de...

A Comparative Look at English, French and Soviet Education

AMONG THOSE wlio criticize tlu1 non-intellectual nature of American education there are a great many \vlio themselves fail to do the necessary intellectual spadework. Their own work substantiates the view that a non-com pulsive system of education such as the Americans enjoy can only work if people avail themselves fully of its opportuni ties. A free system provides the negative liberty of doin...

The Potential of Blended Learning in Agricultural Education of Ireland

The management of agricultural education faces on-going challenges to deliver current and effective materials in an approach that takes advantage of developments in education technology. In this article the use of blended learning was compared with the traditional approach for the instruction of theoretical materials in agricultural education. This study used a pre-test, post-test experimental ...

Music and 're-education' in the Soviet Gulag.

After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks announced a new human dimension of penal policy whose goal should be the so-called 're-education' of prisoners. The desired 're-education' was to be realised using two kinds of measures: the physical work of the prisoners, and 'cultural education work'. A varied musical life in groups, 'agitation brigades', ensembles, orchestras and choirs developed ...