Friday, December 21, 2007

AMERICAN STUDIES SERIES



Higher Education in the USA, the third book in the "American Studies" series, launched by the American Embassy in Moscow, is the result of collaboration and discussion among Russian and American teachers.

The authors of the idea are Prof. Maria V. Verbitskaya and Prof. Elena N. Solovova. The project was carried out under the guidance of Dr. Bridget F. Gersten, the English Language Officer of the Public Affairs Section.

The authors of the book Higher Education in the USA are Russian teachers of Pedagogical Institute (Rostov-on-Don):

Dr. Tuzlukova Viktoriya Igorevna
Yatsenko Yulia Sergeevna
Suchomlinova Marina Anatolyevna
Andrienko Anna Alexandrovna
Yazykova Elena Vladimirovna


The purpose of the book is to provide a clear and understandable entry into Higher Education in the USA, to reflect its basic values and ideas. Based on the principles of the dialogue of cultures this book also provides a cross-cultural comparison of US and Russian higher education.

You may find the book almost in every bookshop in Russia.

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