This report was intended to determine how the Albuquerque Public Schools will be affected by reduced enrollment and to provide a choice of positive steps for smoothing the adaptation of school operations. Concerns are outlined with regard to continued student population decline, staffing imbalances, continued inflation, and the anticipated…

This unit is concerned with problems and strategies involved in achieving systemwide improvements within a school district rather than having such improvements occur only in a fraction of classrooms or schools. A person who completes this unit should be able to accomplish the following objectives: define diffusion within a school system and…

Topics discussed are: (1) student aid and access to postsecondary education (Jack L. Woodward); (2) values in athletics (Grant Dungee); (3) some considerations in planning for postsecondary education (Paul G. Orr); (4) the open university as a challenge for postsecondary education in Mississippi (Cleopatra D. Thompson); and (5) comprehensive…

The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Planning Board collects information and data relative to all public and private profit or nonprofit institutions or agencies engaged in education and training in the postsecondary education field in that state. This inventory of programs of study available in the state is designed to aid institutions in…

Planning, Programming Budgeting System (PPBS) is advocated for foreign language instruction as a means of helping schools set objectives, determine priorities, decide on a plan of action, measure the results, evaluate, and make future decisions. (Author/RM)

Details short- and long-term declines and other changes in college enrollment and trends in government funding policies suggesting likely effects for personnel executives on campus. (Editor/JT)

The author discusses secondary vocational education programs and work study programs for adults in Sweden. (Author/RM)

The Illinois State Superintendent of Education observes that projected declining public school enrollment in Illinois over the next decade calls for long range planning on the part of administrators to deal with school resource and space utilization problems. Suggestions include establishing day time adult education classes in unused school…

Suggestions for teaching college students the necessary bibliographic skills are offered to college librarians and faculty members. Focus is on cooperation between faculty and librarians, and skill development that is deliberately built into the curriculum. (JMD)

A medical curriculum aimed at responsiveness to public health needs of the kingdom is described. Planning focus was on health manpower resources and needs, regional developments, demographic patterns, socioeconomics and cultural factors, general education development plans, vital statistics, and health facilities. (Author/LBH)

Examines the role of planning in the process of legitimating educational policy decisions. Review of the history of educational planning indicates how closely its origins and development have been linked with considerations of economic development. Suggests that planners probe further into the political economy of education as a basis for a…

Examines the relationship between education and development in Latin America. Describes a series of studies which will be undertaken involving case studies from various Latin American countries, analysis of rural education problems, labor market influence, and processes of formulating and implementing educational policies. (Author/DB)

Examines theoretical components of educational planning in Latin America. The purpose of the article is to provide insight into current Latin American educational problems by identifying patterns in educational policy formation. (Author/DB)

Reviews literature related to nonformal education in developing nations and identifies two major trends: (1) national educational strategies vary significantly among nations; and (2) socio-political constraints inhibit meaningful educational reform. (Author/DB)

Describes plans to create an educational system in Hungary which will integrate scientific research, cultural values, and socialist ideals. A history is presented of educational plans drawn up pursuant to the 1970 National Long-Range Scientific and Research Plan. (Author/DB)