Article gave a look at the background the American people have in approaching the Bicentennial next year and provided teachers with an analysis of the forces that shaped American history. (RK)

Using a practical example from teaching Russian, the article surveys the various steps in the planning of a teaching procedure. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Author provided guidelines for making order out of a complex task, a noble attempt to inject some sanity into an otherwise frenzied ritual. (Editor/RK)

Presents a plea for straightforward rationality about the trend projections that are the basis for the British Department of Education and Science's educational planning. (PG)

Conventional methods of evaluating schools are inadequate, say these authors. In this article, they suggest a program for collecting data that would help diagnose and prescribe for the development of better school programs, rather than merely describe a school's present state. (Editor)

This article suggested a decision-making process useful for helping a group of colleagues diagnose present convictions about proposed issues and actions. (Author/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…

New Jersey's legislatively mandated policy for a "thorough and efficient" (T & E) education requires each district to develop a community profile. This profile can be used by an Educational Goal Development Committee as an aid in establishing community involvement in the goal-setting process, as required by T & E regulations.…

A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ON THE SUBJECT OF OCCUPATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PLANNING ON JUNE 15-16, 1965. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON FOUR AREAS--(1) THE OCCUPATIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION PLANNING, (2) THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF MANPOWER, (3) FOREIGN…

An approach to evaluating program implementation is described. This approach includes the development of a project description which includes a structure matrix, sampling from the structure matrix, and preparing an implementation evaluation plan. The implementation evaluation plan should include: (1) verification of implementation of planned…

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…

The primary purpose of educational needs assessment should be to determine the specific nature of learner needs in order that programs may be designed and instruction prescribed that will meet those needs. Needs assessment should be conducted only when the information is necessary and will be used. Before a needs assessment is undertaken, it…

Statements of educational need developed through needs assessment processes should not be ranked without careful consideration of factors that can facilitate or impede their attainment. The process of determining the resource requirements for meeting assessed needs and estimating resource availability can be enhanced by following several…

The purpose of this paper is to describe a few planning issues to be borne in mind when discussing the presentation of a teaching-learning strategy. Three general areas are discussed: the socioeconomic context (the diagnostic phase), the developmental stage (the experimental stage), and the implementation phase. The first step in the planning…