Suggests procedures for analyzing educational goals prior to adoption, recommends "force analysis" as an important dimension of needs assessment, and explains techniques for clarifying the relationship among goals and objectives and the grade levels and subject areas in which they are to receive emphasis. (Author/JM)

Anticipatory leadership, which is action based on the forecasting of alternative futures, can solve many of the educational system's current and future problems. Effective resource management, a form of anticipatory leadership, can solve social, political, and educational problems of the future. (CJ)

Adult students, it is suggested, are not adequately prepared to plan their education and relate it to the assessment of prior learning. Educational goal clarification enhances a student's ability to participate actively in educational planning and to integrate prior learning into the total plan. (Author/MLW)

Looks at the "schools map" of facility distribution used as a tool in French educational planning and at criticisms of this technique. (SJL)

The educational programs of the Great Leap Forward (GLF) represented the first organized attempt by the Chinese government to restructure and align the educational system with the national economy. The educational policies of the GLF ultimately foundered because of patterned inertia within the educational system.(Author)

A selected annotated bibliography, prepared from the ERIC indexes, covers areas in educational retrenchment in both higher education and elementary and secondary education. (JN)

To develop a more diversified economic base in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs implemented the Development Plan for the Vocational Training and Manpower Division, which intends to train a large number of Saudis in employable trades. Methods include building modern training facilities, developing competency based learning…

The author outlines five major problem areas in declining secondary enrollments: space accommodation, curriculum, administration, staff employment, and school reorganizations. He suggests ways to turn these problems into opportunities for educational improvement. (SJL)

The Decision Grid is a game that emphasizes group decision making. It has been used to enhance understanding of local government and community services and can be used in the school planning process. (Author/IRT)

Describes the strategy used at Carnegie-Mellon University for providing adequate services for the increasing demands of campus computing. This strategy combines the flexibility of leasing with the economy of outright purchase by acquiring smaller systems at frequent intervals and distributing processing. (CMV)

Reports the results of a 1979 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Study, "The Effects of Special Preparation on S.A.T. Verbal Scores," and considers its implications for educational planning, management by objectives, and instructional methods to improve verbal ability. (SJL)

Educational planning and change should involve parental interest in policies and practices. On the classroom level both parents and teachers can contribute to the decision making process. (JMF)

Presents a checklist of characteristics useful for planning an evaluation study intended to demonstrate the range of options available to client and decision maker. A series of questions is proposed focusing on the scheduling of evaluations, and recommendations are made for their design. (Author/JEG)

Offered are practical suggestions for the school site administrator to consider in order to alleviate problems created by the mainstreaming requirement. Careful planning is the most important component. (KC)

Argues that "there is a need to know more about what types or aspects of knowledge are crucial in meeting minority goals, a need to know more about how the concept of 'culturally relevant curriculum' is actually being implemented, and a need to develop ways of evaluating such implementations to determine whether the children are learning what…