Argues that objectives-based planning, the most common and most institutionalized approach to college and university planning in the United Kingdom, is inappropriate for complex or large-scale planning. Presents 10 specific criticisms of this approach, and offers problem-based planning--formulating problems and seeking to find the impediments to…

Constructs an input-output model, similar to those used to analyze interdependence among sectors in an economy, for application to administration of a school within a university. The model makes possible forecasting of personnel requirements for each component within the school, generated by changes in external demands for school services that…

Motivation is inseparable from culture. The Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching uses four motivational conditions as guidelines for instructional planning: establishing inclusion, developing favorable dispositions to learning, enhancing meaning, and engendering competence. (SK)

Effective workshops must pay attention to power relationships that do not disappear in the workshop setting. The myth of the generic teacher and learner and the phenomena of gender, race, ethnicity, and class must be accounted for. (SK)

Workshops for distance learners have unique design considerations regarding technical and learner support, media selection, and the nature of the learning activities. Program planners should consider who is being excluded by distance offerings and how important cost effectiveness is. (SK)

This article offers a framework for planning teams to use to implement inclusive education. Four planning dimensions (action planning, management, evaluation, and reflection) are discussed, including specific considerations for classroom teams. An example of one school's efforts toward developing an effective inclusion program is provided. (DB)

Focuses on the contexts of current debates about the nature and the state of history of education, and the subject of history. States that educational historians are needed to define the truth about history by focusing on human existence and values, and to evaluate questionable facts espoused by those who may have ulterior motives. (KDR)

After describing social-emotional learning, provides a framework for implementing an effective program that includes, for example, building connections between students and their schools, involving families and communities as partners. Describes three exemplary social and emotional learning programs for grades K-6: Caring School Community,…

Outlines a cyclical process for decision making in math lesson planning: (1) outcomes (curriculum standards and objectives); (2) preskills; (3) instructional delivery; (4) learner engagement; (5) academic and nonacademic needs and supports; (6) accommodations to curricular outcomes; (7) modifications of curriculum outcomes; and (8) evaluation by…

Describes some obstacles to the acceptance of concepts and practices related to quality in developing countries. Explores possible paradigm faults as reasons for the negative reactions often found, and concludes that culture alone is not the reason quality concepts are not more readily transplanted. Discusses the desirability of short-, middle-,…

Emphasizes the importance of proper planning during rehearsals by breaking it down into five separate paths: (1) learning lines (blocking), music, and choreography; (2) integrating musical numbers and dance sequences into acting scenes; (3) putting completed scenes into sequence; (4) integrating technical elements into completed parts of the show;…

Proposes that strategic planning is a linear, rational model best suited for managing change under conditions featuring an equilibrium between internal and external environments. Suggests conventional managerial/planning techniques are inadequate for the turbulent 1990s, where many variables are in constant flux. Presents a paradigm change model…

Discusses benefits of project monitoring in a Canadian international aid project to assist the Brazilian National Industrial Learning Service with creating two technical colleges. Project monitoring focuses on three dimensions: inputs, outputs, and outcomes. Opportunities for intervention and planning input are greater and more frequent than…

Presents a management model for pricing and enrollment planning that yields optimal pricing decisions relative to student fees and average scholarship, the institution's financial ability to support students, and an average cost-pricing rule. (SLD)