This report condenses the essential findings of seven task reports on educational needs for the Ohio Department of Education. Emphasizing present needs, resources, and tentative solutions, the summary covers seven topics: vocational and technical education, educational finance, use and training of auxiliary personnel, data processing centers,…

This report seeks to clarify the advantages and disadvantages of three approaches to educational planning, and suggests that an eclectic approach is necessary to deal successfully with the problems and prospects of future planning. Each approach is examined to determine its methodology, its alleged shortcomings, and its application in selected…

A comprehensive view of educational development in Europe considers the long-term policy implications of integrating post-secondary education into the emerging systems of education, the diversification and decentralization of post-secondary education, and mobility of students, teachers, and research workers. Major sections examine: (1) policy…

This document includes the papers presented at an inservice training institute for planners from State education agencies. Guidelines concerning information analysis techniques and basic pupil, personnel, and fiscal information needs are covered in papers by Stanley Hecker, John J. Stiglmeier, Paul Bethke, Robert L. Hopper, and Burton D. Friedman.…

Following an introduction of the systems approach for handling information, a proposal is made for an educational data system for the South Carolina school system. Input data provided by schools, school districts, and professional personnel are to be processed for use primarily by various units of the State Education Department. This department…

This extensive report describes Colombian education under 86 primary subheadings in 14 chapters, as follows: 1) The national setting, 2) cultural and social influences on education, 3) educational landmarks and traditions, 4) school organization and administration, 5) planning and development, 6) preschool and elementary education, 7) public…

The Educational Facilities Study Item of the Flint-Genesee County (Michigan) Comprehensive Land Use-Transportation Planning Study is implementing a program to identify present and future educational problems and needs in Genesee County. This report is a technical document to guide the execution of the research and analysis of the study. The study…

Progress toward improvement of educational opportunities in small schools of Texas is being made through this project by (1) improving the quality of instruction, (2) using new methods and techniques of teaching, (3) increasing professional competencies of teachers and administrators, and (4) broadening courses offered. Project schools participate…

A study was conducted to suggest an answer to questions in nursing education concerning what educational changes are necessary, which directions those changes should take, and what type of approach should be used to introduce them. The study investigated the extent to which scientifically obtained knowledge is utilized in the process of change in…

This package consists of two descriptive documents and the complete computer printout used in the multi-institutional recording system for Continuing Education Units (CEU) earned in the University of Missouri statewide program. Stephen A. Douglas'"A Method of Recording Participation in Continuing Education Programs (the CEU)--The University…

This text arose out of a practicum course for school planners given by the authors at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The practicum is the core course of an M.Ed. program, which was designed to prepare planning-administrators for work at the level of the board of education in a system of education such as that of the province of…

On the instruction of the Council of Ontario Universities, the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning in cooperation with the Committee of Ontario Deans of Engineering has conducted a planning assessment for doctoral work in mechanical engineering. This report presents as overview of the recommendations for each of the assessments conducted in…

A major concern in planning for and beginning the operation of the National Institute of Education is the organization's management information system (MIS). The kind of MIS needed by NIE is referred to in the literature as a "fourth generation" system--one which focuses on the decision process and which is developed in terms of maximum…

Recent developments in the area of sophisticated communications technology present challenges to the imagination of every educator. This guide provides educational planners with an awareness and understanding of communication satellite technology, its current uses, and some of the tentative plans for educational experimentation. The first part…

This report attempts to present a state-of-the-art report on action-learning (experiential learning), share ideas and information about what is going on in the field, and promote the wider adoption of action-learning. First, the need for action-learning programs is explored. Included are discussions of one position of the Federal Government on…