The purposes of this article are to assess the present status of planning-programming-budgeting systems in education and to offer operational illustrations to those who wish to install certain aspects of PPBS in their school districts. (Author)

Presents a field-developed and tested method of comprehensive planning for program/project development. (Author)

Outlines reasons why middle schools were developed and presents a program that is suggested to prepare staff members for their new roles if a district adopts middle schools. (IRT)

In this article, we discuss the development of online courses in higher education in terms of the in- structional quality and economic costs. In our conceptual analysis, we point out problems in developing online courses with sufficient quality due to limited funds being made available for online course development. Moreover, economic costs exist…

An inservice teacher education model which proposes four stages: Planning Stage, Implementation Stage, Evaluation Stage and Follow-up Stage. (Author)

This document defines Project Simu-School and gives its history; presents the goals, objectives, and tasks of the Chicago and Santa Clara components and of the Council of Educational Facility Planners; presents the goals, objectives, tasks, and membership of the advisory-planning board; and discusses the proposed future plan. Discussion of the…

Practical questions, strategies, alternatives, and planning for the implementation of life-long education are presented, as well as a ten step sequence for the elaboration of educational policy and strategy leading to the creation of life-long learning facilities. (LH)

Presents some of the results of and information learned in a recent nationwide survey of 140 school systems that were implementing PPBS. Focuses on the development of planning activities that can minimize the impact of problems or obstacles on the implementation of performance plans. (Author/IRT)

Article described a program designed to change administrative organization so that fewer staff members can be better utilized while gaining greater individual responsibility. (RK)

A recently developed and state-validated model of school evaluation and program development is now being used in 174 Texas school districts. The Learner-Based Accountability System (LBAS) is a model for school evaluation and program development geared toward the improvement of school practices. The 11 components of the system incorporate the…

Five different views of the child can be discerned in educational literature. These views reflect five roles that the child can be seen as taking in the classroom: community member, information processor, person, recipient and object. Anyone who considers an educational program in light of these five views will probably find that the program…

This document outlines a plan of action intended to upgrade instructional programs for Hawaii's public school students. The plan involves three phases. Phase I (1976-1977) was intended to determine desired educational outcomes and assess current programs and the curriculum management system. During Phase II (1977-1978), proposals for program…

This handbook is intended to provide school officials and members of school councils and advisory committees with helpful information about different ways to plan for school improvement. It focuses on the process of planning, rather than on the process of writing a plan, and therefore does not include any planning forms or instructions for using…