Local New Jersey school districts must comply with a state requirement for providing a legally defined "thorough and efficient" (T & E) education. This process may be assisted by the formation of committees. Seven basic committee types are recommended in this document: steering, contextual information, goal development, educational…

The purpose of the National Assessment of Educational Progress is to determine what young Americans know and can do, and to measure changes in their educational achievement over time. Several learning areas are monitored: reading and literature, writing, mathematics, science, social studies and citizenship, art, music, and career and occupational…

TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THE COMPONENTS FROM WHICH A STRONG INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING MAY BE DEVELOPED, THIS DIRECTORY, PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, DESCRIBES 99 INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD. EACH…

A stock-taking of the current status of the foreign language teaching profession, which is faced with many challenges, should influence the individual foreign language educator to resolve to focus attention on promotional or rejuvenating activities in the political, public, and professional spheres. Attention should above all be paid to bringing…

This study discusses and evaluates the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) planning model for goal setting in educational systems by examining the results of its use in five Vermont schools. The findings show a gap between educational realities and the tradition of organizational maintenance and change on which the model is based. Also discussed are studies of…

The stunning rate of change in modern society will make today's education obsolete tomorrow. Limiting educational planning to short-range objectives is no longer sufficient. To be effective, education must be committed to achieving goals and objectives reflective of the desires of the community and of school district personnel. The eight…

The rapidity and complexity of current change create a paradoxical need for educational decision-making that is at the same time rapid and well thought out. A fundamental obstruction to genuinely effective educational planning is a misconceived notion of "practicality." The essence of the misconception is the belief that change in education should…

The author emphasizes the difficulties of advising, the problems the adviser will meet in carrying out his job, and the sensitive relationship between the adviser and the advised. He considers the useful things which the adviser might do, and discusses the many roles an adviser can assume once he has adjusted to the host country and established a…

The author has prepared a group of questions which he feels are of great importance in deciding the future of instructional technology in education. He provides some insights into possible answers as well. The questions he asks and answers deal with educational philosophy, the science of learning and communication, educational technology, and…

By 1985 Hillsborough Junior College will be a comprehensive community college composed of five campuses, each having four sub-colleges, and a total enrollment of 25,000 students. This report outlines the long-range goals of the institution as well as the objectives to be met during the 1969-70 academic year. To meet these objectives, the college…

This paper explains the systems approach. Of several definitions, the simplest is that a system is a set of parts coordinated to achieve a [goal or] set of goals. A modified systems approach could likely be an effective tool in educational planning. The information feedback loop permits the manager to base his actions on the actual performance of…

This newsletter cites current activities, new staff assignments, and grants awarded in the field of economics. Announcement is made of summer workshops held on state campuses during the summer of 1973 and of summer institutes supported by the National Science Foundation. Included are brief reports on previous state conferences and notes on the…

Long-range planning is discussed in relation to certain critical inputs, factors giving planning the impetus to respond, and developments for the future based on fundamental changes in alumni affairs. Critical inputs which reinforce a continuing and orderly process of directing change include: (1) a recognition of the changing nature, emerging…