This report is one of five submitted as products of a "Study Designed to Assist Planning of Research on Significant Instructional Features in Bilingual Education Programs." The reports are intended to assist the National Institute of Education in its plans for a major new research study in bilingual education. The present report…

Approaches to analyze the reform of higher education in Sweden, and particularly the organization of studies in higher education, are considered. Three starting points are as follows: examining the intentions constituting the background to the present organization of studies, considering continuing developments and attitudes toward problems; and…

This booklet is designed to aid Oregon school district staff members in developing goal-based instructional planning systems that meet the revised minimum standards adopted by the Oregon State Board of Education in June 1976. Under the revised standards, Oregon school districts must develop 1) districtwide educational goals, 2) program goals…

This paper proposes concepts for the data inputs and informational outputs for the Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE), which is a subsystem of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System for Occupational Education (CIMS/OE) currently being developed by the New York State Education Department for the purpose of…

Results are presented of several United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) projects designed to investigate the needs of continuous-learning- oriented teacher education. The discussion is conducted from an international perspective. The document, divided in three chapters and four appendices, begins with an outline…

THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION IS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHAT STEPS MIGHT BE TAKEN TO DEVELOP MOST FULLY ITS POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION. IT IS ASSERTED THAT THE FRAMERS OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL HAVE NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TELEVISION BROADCASTS AND THE INFORMAL…

THIS PAPER INVESTIGATES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR SOLVING EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS--(1) THE SYSTEMS CONCEPT, (2) THE RELIABILITY OF THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH THE SYSTEMS APPROACH IS BASED, (3) THE LIMITATIONS INHERENT IN THE SYSTEMS APPROACH, (4) THE HUMAN ELEMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SYSTEMS APPROACH, (5) THE WAYS THE…

THIS REPORT OF A STUDY OF A 3-CAMPUS, DISTRICT-WIDE PROGRAM, WHERE EACH CAMPUS MEETS ITS LOCAL NEEDS BUT BENEFITS FROM ECONOMICAL CENTRAL PURCHASING AND SERVICING, MAKES SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. ONE DUTY OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR MUST BE TO COORDINATE COURSES AMONG THE CAMPUSES, WITH ADULT EDUCATION, AND WITH INDUSTRY. THE NECESSARY ADVISORY…

Major purposes of the conference were to help educators develop a concept of the developmental process and to provide mutual learning among the 10 participants. Answers to two questions were sought: "What is an educational development project?" and "How should one go about planning or conducting educational development projects?" These papers were…

There is strong evidence which shows many communities have failed to plan adequately or even plan for long range school construction needs. This paper deplores this failure and gives some recommendations for long range planning. A checklist is described which may serve as a guide for conducting a school plant survey to identify and survey unmet…

Intended to provide a starting point for groups which have not yet undertaken community planning for nursing education, and as a reminder for more experienced groups of the many facets which should be considered in the planning process, the guidelines are organized under five key issues: (1) Where the Study Is To Be Made, (2) Who Will Undertake…

The planning and realization of a one room schoolhouse in Houston, Texas to be part of a complex which will include a junior and senior high school. The educational premise of the structure is that the school which traditionally has been an instrument organized around the concept of convenience for the administrator and the teacher, now…

A scheme for the educational planning process is outlined and described in terms of the what, when, who and how. The "how to plan" stage is broken into three steps--(1) identification and analysis of needs--self-evaluation and areas of study, (2) adaptation and implementation of plant improvement--selection and employment of specialists,…

Included in this directory of training and research institutions in the field of educational planning are the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and 11 other specialized agencies in India, Thailand, Lebanon, Senegal, Chile, India, Switzerland, Italy, West Germany, and France; five other regional organizations in…

The purpose of this book is to give educators new ideas about events happening now that will undoubtedly have an impact on the future and will require major modifications in educational programs. The author synthesizes what he considers salient events and factors that are likely to influence the direction education will take. Chapters 1 through 3…