This manual is designed to provide some help to the educational statistician or equivalent technician who is faced with the task of providing estimates of future school enrollment in a developing country. The author first considers some of the factors determining the growth of school enrollment; needs for estimating future school enrollment; and…

This study describes the development of Alberta's public (2-year) college system, and evaluates the various mechanisms for coordination which have been used. Data were gathered from records and reports, by interviews and by a questionnaire which was administered to college presidents and board chairmen. The analysis of the data suggest the…

The papers delivered at the Sixth Annual American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference on International Understanding, held in 1964, state and restate two basic assumptions: a) human resources are the most vital and fundamental element in national development and b) the development of human resources can be brought about only…

Four aspects of educational administration which are relevant to the introduction of new instructional technologies into school systems are discussed. Section I presents a planning change model whose main phases are research, development, adoption and implementation. After this, the following major administrative responsibilities are outlined: 1)…

This volume presents background information on the project and explains the needs and decisions that actuated its implementation. First year activities and some preliminary teaching material on the concept of PPB (planning-programing- budgeting) in education are also described. The major focus is on a description of the proposed system, a…

Ten teacher educators took part in the 1-year fellowship program which focused on leadership and program development for teacher education in the technologies. The implications of the content and knowledge structures of current technology for teacher preparation, and the establishment of learner-oriented programs for a technological society were…

This report helps school administrators to analyze and plan policies and programs for establishing community relations. Topics discussed include the frequency and nature of confrontations and the need for discussions to ward off conflicts, the various community groups involved, the issues at stake, and the outcomes and their contributing factors.…

The first section of this report was the result of a seminar which brought together some experts in the field of computer-assisted instruction. It provides a comprehensive statement concerning the value of computers in today's schools, a description of the system approach to instructional technology, and an outline of the essentials of computer…

This project has four major objectives: (1) the design and implementation of a computer-based planning and budgeting system oriented toward educational programs, (2) the design of a management information system focusing on educational programs, (3) a general design for a system to evaluate educational programs, and (4) the integration of the…

School camping began in the United States in the 1940's and underwent expansion on a grand scale during the 1950's; in 1967, it reached more than one-half million students in over 1000 school districts. The philosophy of early school camps was almost totally activity-centered, with little emphasis on formal curricular subject matter, such as…

This paper suggests that while evaluation means different things to different people, the focus is characteristically on what has been, or is being done. It is proposed that evaluation also be applied to things not yet done; that evaluation has a significant and continuous role in planning any educational program. Evaluation is seen as…

This conference paper discusses the role of the Planning, Programing, and Budgeting System (PPBS) in planning for educational programs. Proper PPBS analysis includes (1) correct problem definition, (2) consideration of alternative solutions, (3) ascertainment of peripheral effects of the alternatives, and (4) estimations of the cost and…

The Thomas Jefferson Junior High School and Community Center was conceived to accommodate combined services while conserving land and funds. The objective was to create a "community growth center" to be primarily an educational plant with focus on the middle years of youth as well as providing a "school for people" with…

The dominant values of a society determine the type of education offered its citizens. American education has until now been largely influenced by the values of individualism, science, material progress, and technological advancement. Recent widespread rebellion and dissent have provided clues evidencing dissatisfaction with a world built upon…

These 12 papers were presented at plenary sessions of the conference. They are arranged by substance into (1) social research and public policy, (2) the need to plan: unlimited social objectives and scarce resources, (3) institutional responses to pressures for planning, (4) contemporary approaches to planning in education, and (5) social…