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Kudryashev, A. V. – Russian Education & Society, 2019
The article analyzes accounts of the regimented aspects of life at summer pioneer camps (daily routine, lining up, and marching in formation) as well as the informal aspects of children's subculture. Our main source of information were publications in the Soviet children's press and specialized periodicals in education from between the late 1950s…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Subcultures, Social Systems
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Zilberman, Victor – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1984
Physical education is an important aspect of Soviet education. After mathematics and language study, the children of the Soviet Union spend the most time in physical education. This article describes some of the programs offered in general school and other special schools for sports. (DF)
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Nash, Roderick – 1978
This report reviews the problems of protecting nature in a heavily industrialized democracy such as the United States. Factors contributing to the establishment of protected areas in the United States are traced from the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 to the present. Arguments in defense of wilderness areas consider nature as: (1) a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Conservation (Environment), Ecology