Research Guide to the Russian and Soviet Censuses by Ralph S. Clem

Author:Ralph S. Clem [Clem, Ralph S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: National Council for Soviet and East Europrean Research
Published: 1984-01-15T03:30:10+00:00

Using Education and Literacy Census Data

Much has been written about the problems associated with using published Soviet data. A large portion of the literature addressing these problems has concentrated less on the identification of pitfalls facing the researcher than on the doubts the researcher should have when using Soviet sources. Though one should be made aware of such shortcomings, to discredit all major sources of information dealing with the Soviet Union does little for research in the Soviet field or for bettering the understanding of Soviet society. A far more constructive manner in which to approach Soviet data sources and their associated problems is one that recognizes the potential for certain omissions, deletions, and even the possible manipulation of data but does not take all the above for granted. Accordingly, this chapter addresses the problems confronting the researcher using data available in the Russian and Soviet censuses for an analysis of education. These problems involve the quality of reporting, changes in the definitions of key terms and curriculum, the quality of education across regions, and the questionable practice of grouping education data in certain situations which tends to mislead the user of such data.

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