SOVIET APPROACH TO CHARACTER TRAINING The Case of Stud~t Collectives

Abstract

Socialist revolution entails fundamental changes in the values, aspirations as well as behaviors of society towards a total identification with the proletariat, characteristic recognized as the hallmark of communist morality. Such value changes owe much to the role of schools in the character training of youth and, in this respect, it appears that the Soviet student collectives have achieved considerable success in instilling socialist consciousness among youth. Thus attempt is made to identify the social and psychological variables accounting for the relative success of the collectives and with these variables as a basis, suggestions are made for the organization of Ethiopian student youth with specific behavioral goals, evaluation methods and reinforcement patterns.