Polytechnical Education In The U.S.S.R.
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At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union's radical reimagining of schooling captivated and alarmed educators across the globe — and Polytechnical Education in the U.S.S.R. stands as the definitive insider account of that bold pedagogical experiment. Edited by S. G. Shapovalenko, a Corresponding Member of the R.S.F.S.R. Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, this authoritative volume presents the theoretical foundations, curriculum structures, and practical implementation of polytechnical education — a system designed to fuse intellectual learning with productive, hands-on labour, binding the classroom irrevocably to the factory floor and collective farm. Published under the auspices of UNESCO, the work situates Soviet educational philosophy within a broader international conversation about the purpose and future of schooling, arguing that the integration of technical training and academic instruction produces not merely skilled workers, but fully rounded citizens of a modern industrial state. Shapovalenko's editorial vision is rigorous and systematic, drawing on contributions from leading Soviet pedagogical scholars to construct a comprehensive picture of a system that challenged Western assumptions about liberal education at every turn. For historians of education, policy researchers, and anyone curious about the ideological machinery behind one of the twentieth century's most ambitious social projects, this volume raises questions that remain urgently unresolved.
Author: S. G. Shapovalenko
Format: Paperback
Genre: Education theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light pencil annotations throughout
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union's radical reimagining of schooling captivated and alarmed educators across the globe — and Polytechnical Education in the U.S.S.R. stands as the definitive insider account of that bold pedagogical experiment. Edited by S. G. Shapovalenko, a Corresponding Member of the R.S.F.S.R. Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, this authoritative volume presents the theoretical foundations, curriculum structures, and practical implementation of polytechnical education — a system designed to fuse intellectual learning with productive, hands-on labour, binding the classroom irrevocably to the factory floor and collective farm. Published under the auspices of UNESCO, the work situates Soviet educational philosophy within a broader international conversation about the purpose and future of schooling, arguing that the integration of technical training and academic instruction produces not merely skilled workers, but fully rounded citizens of a modern industrial state. Shapovalenko's editorial vision is rigorous and systematic, drawing on contributions from leading Soviet pedagogical scholars to construct a comprehensive picture of a system that challenged Western assumptions about liberal education at every turn. For historians of education, policy researchers, and anyone curious about the ideological machinery behind one of the twentieth century's most ambitious social projects, this volume raises questions that remain urgently unresolved.