Public Organizations in Adult Education in the Soviet Union

Constructivism is a term that takes up more space in social sciences since the second half of the 20th century, although the term itself was coines earlier, specifically in the 1920s when it signified an artistic and architectural movement in the Soviet Union. One assumption of this paper is that the activity is a central function and it is implanted in the concept of constructivism since its creation. This paper offers a brief overview of the development of term constructivism and later explains the basic epistemological assumptions on which constructivist theories are based. What is common to all constructivist theories is proactive cognition, that is, the already mentioned activity, in this case, in the process of making a meaning. Theories of adult education zhat rely on constructivist epistemology are also presented. Finally, the paper explanis the understanding of activity in teaching and the application of the constructivist principle in teaching.

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FORMATION OF LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS ARISING IN THE COURSE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Central Russian Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.12737/16970 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 221-225

Author(s):

Поляков ◽

Aleksandr Polyakov

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Public Organizations ◽

Joint Activities ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Break Up

The article considers the issues of interaction between public organizations and municipal authorities after the break-up of the Soviet Union. The author presents the analysis of some enactments regulating the work of public organizations and their relationships. Current problems in organizing joint activities of the presented structures are shown.

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Socio-political and public organizations activity peculiarities at Volyn in the Ukrainian statehood idea formation and development in 1921-1939

Eminak ◽

10.33782/eminak2021.2(34).522 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 139-149

Author(s):

Oleksandr Kadeniuk ◽

Vasyl Sazhko

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

World War I ◽

Public Organizations ◽

Political Systems ◽

World War ◽

Organic Unity ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

The Difference ◽

Idea Formation

Historical aspects of the development and formation of socio-political and public organizations in Volyn, which after the end of the World War I was under the rule of two totalitarian powers – the Soviet Union and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth I is studied in the article. The role of Ukrainian immigration in the creation of Ukrainian socio-cultural and political centers was considered, and the optimal ways of solving national problems were searched for. On the example of Volyn lands it is proved that despite the difference of social and political systems, which dominated both Western and Eastern parts of Volyn, the process of formation of the national idea represents an organic unity in all Ukrainian lands.

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Adult Education Research: Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Lifelong Education for Adults ◽

10.1016/b978-0-08-030851-7.50147-8 ◽

1989 ◽

pp. 520-523

Author(s):

E. Livečka

Keyword(s):

Education Research ◽

Adult Education ◽

Soviet Union ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

The Soviet Union

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The Political Barriers to Development in Africa

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.858 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Collier

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Soviet Union ◽

Political Process ◽

Public Organizations ◽

Economic Consequences ◽

The Political ◽

Political Leaders ◽

Post Colonial ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

Do So

Economic development is a political process. The transformation from mass poverty to mass prosperity requires an active and effective state, able to win the compliance of citizens. The empires that have ruled Africa did not bequeath such states, and few African political leaders have chosen to build them. The economic consequences of post-colonial politics can be divided into two distinct phases. From independence to the wave of democratization following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, in most countries increasingly autocratic leaders presided over increasingly ineffective states. Post-1989, under donor pressure to hold multi-party elections, they faced the dilemma of how to satisfy voters while lacking the effective public organizations necessary for them to do so. Gradually, a few countries have found routes out of this dilemma.

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