Focusing on data-driven educational planning and implementation, this article presents three examples of data analysis used for educational improvement in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Public Schools. (MD)

A conceptual framework that will increase understanding of the link between educational planning and implementation is presented. The framework is based on three basic components: (1) identifying the problems to be solved, (2) making decisions in choosing among alternative actions, and (3) communicating change inherent in the educational plan. (RM)

Lists 242 articles from 16 journals published in January-June 1984 on: adult/nonformal education (8); comparative education--general (30); comparative education--theory/case studies (11); educational planning and reform (13); higher education (22); Africa (14); Asia (52); Australia/Oceania (4); Europe (68); Latin America/Caribbean (6); Middle…

Identifies five steps in the development of strategic planning: identification of goals, development of programs, setting of priorities, implementation of programs, and evaluation. Includes discussion of the five stages and the uses of microcomputers. (MD)

Outlines five lessons learned at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School (Kentucky) when the computer education program, Humana Computer Tutor project, was implemented. The principal was important to the success of the program. (MD)

Lists 235 articles from 15 journals published during the second half of 1983 on adult/nonformal education (11); comparative education--general (10); educational planning/reform (11); general studies--comparative topics (31); higher education (23); Africa (15); Asia (28); Australasia (17); Europe (71); Latin America/Caribbean (9); Middle East/North…

Explores the wide range of issues involved in the introduction of computers into Third World schools, and cautions Third World educators that it is their responsibility to temper their educational planning in the area of computers with some exploration of the detrimental side effects of improper implementation. Seventeen references are included.…

A case study of the process of policy revision at a state university is used to explore the relationship between content and context of curriculum. Basic concepts and approaches from the field of organization theory were applied to the analysis of curriculum revision. (DF)

The Hong Kong University and Polytechnic Grants Committee both reflects the uniqueness of Hong Kong's situation and is inhibited by it. Its academic members are all from overseas, which limits collective discussion and affects its reliance on a local secretariat that acts as a de facto department of higher education. (MSE)

There is no good method of regulating the educational system based on specific, numerical measurements of labor requirements, and it will be important to integrate uncertainty into future forecasts. Adjustments in demand and supply of educated labor in Norway require a decentralized authority structure providing incentives for institutions and the…

The development and validation of an indicator of educational need that would be suitable for guiding decisions concerning resource allocation to educationally disadvantaged schools in Australia is described. The data used came from national samples of records of student characteristics and from census information on district funding. (MSE)

This article describes a set of Preactive Decision Exercises (PreDEx) that can be used to evaluate teachers' planning abilities. The exercises present, through simulations, typical situations in which teachers must make planning decisions. The exercises were given to students entering a preservice teacher education program. (Author/PP)

Asserts that implementing change is easier when goals are clearly set by consensus. Elaborates a seven-step model for participatory goal setting. (TE)

Census projections, broken down according to age groups, reveal that the school age population for ages 5-9 bottomed out in 1982 and is now increasing; ages 10-13 will bottom out in 1986; and ages 14-17 will bottom out in 1990. School districts should prepare accordingly for increases in elementary enrollment. (TE)

As part of a long-range planning process, a study was undertaken to identify critical issues facing Indianapolis, Indiana, public schools and to assess attitudes of local businesses, citizens, and school personnel regarding these issues. Results provide a database for future planning and decision making. (TE)