School,Reform and Society in the New Russia

STEPHEN WEBBER is a lecturer in the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham. He is the author of a number of publications in the field of Russian education.

'It would be difficult to name other studies of either the Soviet or post-Soviet Russian education that would be equally broad in scope, and at the same time so consistently empirical and thoroughly documented...A landmark contribution to the study of postcommunist educational change.' - V. Karpov and E. Lisovskaia, University of West Michigan, for Comparative Education Review 'How well are Russia's schools doing, and how able is the teaching profession to deliver what is needed? Stephen Webber has done a remarkable job of helping us to make that judgement...It is the definitive account of this topic, and is likely to remain so for years to come.' - Professor Anthony Jones, Harvard University

• List of Tables and Figures Foreword by Anthony Jones Acknowledgements List of Terms and Abbreviations INTRODUCTION Organisation Studying Russia's Schools: Lessons for the Individual and the System PART I: THE AIMS OF THE REFORM What does Russia Need from its Schools? The Development of the Reform Agenda The Programme for Change PART II: PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM The Challenge of Devloution The Culture of the Russian School and the Teaching Profession Signs of Change? Mechanisms of Cohesion and Support Teacher Education: Questions of Quality and Quantity A Progress Report for the Russian School PART III: RUSSIA'S SCHOOL AND ITS SOCIETY The Vulnerability of the School Epilogue Appendices Notes and References Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects