ABSTRACT
Although school psychology as an organized or separate discipline does not currently exist in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet psychologists have studied problems relating to children, schools, and learning. In fact, the formulation of new instructional programs, learning strategies, and curricula has occurred because of psychological research within the schools. Psychologists, primarily prepared in educational and developmental areas, are actively investigating various dimensions of the teaching–learning process in an effort to improve the total development of learners. This chapter presents an overview of the Soviet educational system, discusses the training of psychologists and psychological services provided for school children, and describes the increasing concern and need for the establishment of school psychology as a profession.
