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)

Discusses the confusion caused by a variety of definitions of competence and competency based programs, and offers a set of definitions of competence comprehensive enough to be applied to all steps of educational planning. (SF)

Views the spectrum of opinions on curriculum issues as ranging from advocacy of measurable, programed, teacher-prepared objectives to advocacy of a flexible, limited, pupil-oriented framework. Also discussed are structuring the learning environment, existentialism vs behaviorism, process vs product, and other issues. (BP)

Discusses how universities that are contracting can maintain excellence, stimulate high motivation in the participants, develop innovative programs, achieve fiscal equilibrium, and continue the viability of the organization. (Author/IRT)

This paper presents an overview of Japan's recent educational planning history and then analyzes her particular problems in the context of system theory. (Author/IRT)

The nature of our educational institutions requires that reliable projections of the future be obtained so that proper planning can be initiated. (Author)

New approaches proposed in the early sixties to be pervasive change agents for education and training have in general failed to materialize because of oversell of capabilities, poor implementation, high costs, and poor communications. Against this past record, eight trends are projected. (Author/VT)

Describes the variations of year-round education (YRE) plans being used across the country including the 45-15 plan, and the 60-20 plan used by the Oxnard School District (CA). Discusses the school design needs of YRE programming and the structural planning involved in Oxnard's Christa McAuliffe Elementary School. (MD)

An innovative counseling program developed at Gordon High School (Atlanta, Georgia) illustrates the importance of administrators and counselors working together in partnership. (MD)

Discusses how the Summit Public Schools in New Jersey diagnosed and solved their management problem. Their internal assessment examined key elements of the school system and identified three problem areas that were then addressed in the school system objectives. (MD)

Schools are being encouraged to include more technology, but planning is an essential step in integrating technology into the curriculum. Provides a description of a successful approach to curriculum development taken in Minnesota. (MD)