Discusses the results of a Unified Program Planning and Interpretive Structural Modeling of Public and Societal Systems by a five-member planning team. Products of participatory exercises and descriptions of the implementation of the planning methodology, which uses interactive computer displays, are presented. (Author/WM)

This paper summarizes Chapter XI, "An Overview and a Projection" of the book "Educational Evaluation and Decision-Making." The major assessments of this chapter: (1) how good were the answers provided to older questions; (2) what new questions were now able to be raised; and (3) who might be in a position to deal with them, are discussed.…

The report addresses itself to a basic need for educational planning--a data base for comprehensive planning--and documents the development of a planning information system at the completion of the third stage in a proposed 15-stage process. As such, the report is only in its initial phases of development. However, it is being disseminated on a…

A needs assessment project being conducted in Jacksonville, Florida and at Florida Junior College is described. The major intent of the project is stated to be the development of a valid, computerized model which will enable an educational system to research the educational needs of its community and to develop quantified data for decision-making.…

Today, this country is facing awesome challenges. Technology is changing all aspects of life, while work force requirements shift rapidly, swelling the numbers of workers who need to be retrained. At the same time, information technologies are creating changes in the automated office. Higher-level literacy is required for most workers in this…

This document contains four papers from a symposium on professional development of human resource development (HRD) professionals. "Lifelong Learning and Performance: The Role of Key Qualifications in Human Resource Development" (Simone J. van Zolingen, Wim J. Nijhof) argues that, besides being of interest to employers, key…