The Dynamic Analysis and Strategic Planning (DASP) Program Division of the Center for Occupational Education at North Carolina State University is concerned with its need for information about the actual operation of planning systems and the development of a planning and information system for vocational education. To this end a three part…

The purpose of this manual is to provide practical help in designing and improving educational components of family planning programs. It discusses methods and techniques which may be used to assist couples in developing positive attitudes and behavior with regard to family planning--activities which influence how they act, how they feel, and what…

Lake City Community College in Lake City, Florida converted to a four day week in order to conserve on fuel. Article discussed programs developed under the revised school schedule. (Author/RK)

Considered the conditions and requirements basic to change in education. (RK)

The planning of technical education programs often is a complex and involved process. Some kind of planning system helps serve as an effective method of communicating the purpose, procedure, processes, content, time, and cost to those who need this decision-making information. (Flow charts are included.) (Author)

Claims that educational planning has largely ignored the need for rational approaches to goal elimination and program curtailment. Presents criteria to guide goal selection and discusses the setting of optimal target levels. (Editor)

A principal of an alternative school lists and elaborates on imperatives for developing an alternative school program. (Editor)

Discusses the objectives of the Council of Adult Education, especially the need to work with a national organization. (SP)

This report describes COPED (Cooperative Project for Educational Development), designed to develop and test strategies for planned change in educational systems. Involved were five universities, each with specialized resources and interests. What follows identifies the major organizational and interpersonal issues and describes how the consortium…

U.S. Office adopts new planning system to get results and hold key administrators accountable. (Editor)

The article formally defines education and planning, then uses a political science perspective to view the planning process in American school districts, noting for what, for whom, and by whom planning is done; in what specific policy areas planning occurs; and how planning is accomplished. (SB)

This chapter outlines a holistic approach to higher education program planning for adults in which the potential and limitations of conventional universities to serve adults are considered. (Contains 15 references.) (Author)

Ten trends in marketing adult and continuing education are long-range planning, targeted programs, seasonality, better brochure design, spinoff brochures, tracking, database marketing, alternatives to direct mail, retention, and teachers' image or reputation. (SK)