Examining the educational systems in Japan, the People's Republic of China, East and West Germany, and the Soviet Union, this book provides an international cross-section of data and serves as a comparative document of value to American educators, lawmakers and the involved public.

The decline in the quality of American public school instruction, particularly in science and mathematics, is a well-documented subject of concern for our nation. This book examines the educational systems in Japan, the People's Republic of China, East and West Germany, and the Soviet Union, countries that have developed particularly innovative app