This survey of the changes in education and socialization in the former USSR examines the institutions that are shaping the first post-Soviet generation. Chapters provide reports on such questions as diversification and the development of independent schools, curriculum reform and democratization.

Part 1 The Soviet Legacy; Chapter 1 The Educational Legacy of the Soviet Period, Anthony Jones; Part 2 New Structures, New Curriculums; Chapter 2 Plans to Reform Russian Higher Education, Harley D. Balier; Chapter 3 Diversification in Russian Education, Stephen T. Kerr; Chapter 4 Clever Children and Curriculum Reform, John Dunstan; Chapter 5 The Independent Schools of St. Petersburg, Marie A. Westbrook, Lev Lurie, Mikhail Ivanov; Chapter 6 History Education and Historiography in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia, William B. Husband; Chapter 7 Reform in History and Social Studies Education in Russian Secondary Schools, Janet G. Vaillant; Part 3 Professional Education; Chapter 8 Education for Management in a New Economy, Sheila M. Puffer; Chapter 9 Reforming Medical Education in Russia, Julie V. Brown, Nina L. Rusinova; Chapter 10 Educating Russia for a Free Press, Nicholas Daniloff; Chapter 11 Issues in Teacher Education, Stephen Webber, Tatiana Webber; Part 4 Education and Social Issues; Chapter 12 Confronting Sexuality in School and Society, Lynne Attwood; Chapter 13 After Graduation, What?, Deborah Adelman; Chapter 14 The Labor Market and Education in the Post-Soviet Era, Igor V. Kitaev;