ABSTRACT

[Contents: Ben Eklof, “Democracy in the Russian School: Education Reform since 1984,” pp. 1-33; Teachers’ Gazette Editor, “Here’s Wishing You Well, Comrade Minister,” pp. 34-35; Part One. The Educational System Under Fire. Edward Dneprov, “Bureaucratic Tyranny (Must Be Eliminated from the School),” pp. 36-41; Edward Dneprov, “Faith in the Teacher: The Energy of Renewal for the School,” pp. 42-46; Edward Dneprov, “Learning to Teach,” pp. 47-52; Edward Dneprov, “The Yardstick of History,” pp. 53-58; Edward Dneprov, “Who Will Restructure the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, and in What Direction?” pp. 59-64; Part Two. The VNIK Program. Edward Dneprov, “The Fourth Reform: Polemical Notes on a History of the Present,” pp. 65-76; Edward Dneprov, “A Concept of General (Secondary) Education,” pp. 77-103; Oleg Matiatin, “You Won’t Get Anywhere on the Sidelines,” pp. 104-108; Edward Dneprov, “Vseobuch: A General Secondary Education for All—From Illusion to Reality,” pp. 109-113; G. Shalaev and M. Dmukhovsky, “Dneprov’s Principles,” pp. 114-118; I. Prelovskaia, “The Russian School: A New Era?” pp. 119-121; Edward Dneprov, “One Hundred Days, and a Lifetime,” pp. 122-127; Olga Marinicheva, “Power Was Dumped in Our Laps: What Happens to the Former Opposition When It Ends up in the Corridors of Power,” pp. 128-133; Part Three: The Opposition in Power. Adam Petrovsky, “The Attack on the Minister,” pp. 134-138; Boris Yeltsin, “Decree No. 1 of the President of the Russian Federation: On Priority Measures to Promote Education,” pp. 139-141; Edward Dneprov, “Al’ternativa,” pp. 142-147; E.D. Dneprov, V.S. Lazarev, and V.S. Sobkin, “The State of Education in Russia Today,” pp. 148-220; Edward Dneprov, “The Educational System of the Russian Federation,” pp. 221-235; “The Law of the Russian Federation on Education (Draft),” pp. 236-259.]