This preliminary planning study undertakes to develop a detailed picture of what the National Institute of Education might become. It addresses five major categories of questions concerning the proposed Institute: (1) its objectives, (2) program, (3) organization, (4) relationship with the educational system, and (5) initial activities. This…

This document reports the results of a conference attended by representatives of various educational research and development agencies. Conference goals were (1) to exchange information about common objectives and activities, and (2) to explore the possibility of forming a permanent group to review developments by the various agencies. Topics…

This paper introduces organizational development and describes its potential utility to the planning community. The paper first points out some current practices in educational planning that may violate principles of effective human behavior in educational organizations. The centralization of goal setting and decisionmaking and the failure to…

The document reflects the planning of the Division of Special Education of the Ohio Department of Education for the development of special education programs and services for handicapped children in Ohio in the 1970's. Six major areas at the division planning level are focused upon: long-range goals, assumptions made in order to plan, specific…

This report summarizes the preliminary findings of the Educational Policy Research Center in the area of alternative future histories and analyzes the implications for educational policy. The analysis is based on the overall finding of the study that "of some 40 feasible future histories, there are very few that manage to avoid a period of serious…

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of Oklahoma for higher education programs and services in the years ahead, and to develop a plan for the various segments of the higher education enterprise. This report, together with one on junior colleges, is intended to provide the basis for a statewide master plan during the 1970s. Chapter 1…

CAMPUS is composed of 4 basic elements. The central element is a computer-based simulation model that is designed to estimate the resource implications of alternative administrative and educational plans and policies. A planning, programming and budgeting system is used to integrate the simulation model into the formal planning and budgeting…

Planning and design criteria are established for educational facilities in VA hospitals, rendering them more effective for medical education. Rather than developing plans for prototype teaching hospitals, guidelines are presented which may be utilized to meet the needs of a particular situation. Three broad categories of facilities are…

School organization is the structure within which school administrators, supervisors, teachers, and pupils carry out the activities of the school. It includes both informal and formal organization, the latter capable of being represented in organization charts that show lines of authority and responsibility. School organization involves a planning…

An Educational System for the Seventies (ES '70) is a research and demonstration program representing a broad scope of activity that cuts across every aspect of education. Four main categories of activities comprise the substance of the current effort: staff development, instructional managment and career guidance, school management, and…

In order to show how planning might be implemented and structured at the state education agency level, basic principles and guidelines regarding the establishment and operation of educational planning units are identified and related to the development of planning capabilities in state education agencies of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,…

Long-range planning involves the establishment of educational objectives within a rational philosophy, the design of activities and programs to meet stated objectives, the organization and allocation of resources to implement programs, and the analysis of results in terms of the objectives. Current trends of educational growth and complexity…

A guide is presented for planning or re-planning facilities and equipment for teaching vocational agriculture. This publication shows the relationship of facilities and equipment to current educational needs in agriculture and to the instructional programs of the other departments in a school. Emphasis is given to selecting the basic equipment,…

In the first section of this report, the Coordinating Council for Higher Education presents a preliminary response to a legislative resolution which directed the Council to identify and study high cost programs and facilities in public higher education. Concluding that high unit cost is related primarily to small class size, the Council indicates…

Presentations at the conference, which was attended by 137 persons, included: (1) "A Road to Quality Vocational Facilities" by S.J. Knezevich, (2) "A Systems Approach to School Construction" by John Boice, (3) "The Birth of a New Vocational-Technical Center" by Clayton Farnsworth, (4) "Architectural Features of…