Presents results of a market research survey conducted by Athabasca University to determine interest in a natural resources planning and management home study degree program. Responses related to employment prospects, usefulness for professional development, home-study options, degree offerings, proposed program design, and format of proposed…

Argues that educational planning is an occupational legacy and that all teachers, given the proper support and resources, can become self-reliant in planning for change, thereby perpetuating the staff development efforts of a school district. (FL)

Discusses personnel development and inexpensive sources of equipment needed for successful educational technology programs in economically hard-pressed areas in the United States and in Third World countries. Surveys future technological trends and stresses need for planning and foresight. (CJM)

Discusses seven potential benefits of the use of microcomputers in education, including more active learning, less mental drudgery, and learning nearer the speed of thought; also covers seven limitations, including the difficulty of using microcomputers, rapid changes in technology and lack of standardization, and a scarcity of good computer…

The current need for trained workers and the need to increase employment make necessary increased participation in postsecondary education, revamped curricula emphasizing communicative and computational competence, comprehensive training programs, and cost-effectiveness. Until these are accomplished, demands for increased per-student resources…

The modern role of New Zealand's University Grants Committee (UGC) in relation to universities and the Department of Education is examined, with emphasis on the historical and political factors resulting in the demise of the University of New Zealand and bringing the UGC into being. Recent loss of some autonomy as a result of financial exigency is…

A case study is offered of one state agency's attempt to develop a program of interinstitutional studies to serve its decision-making needs. The components, uses, problems, and benefits of such a program in Illinois are described. (Author/LBH)

As part of its long-range planning, Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, has turned to professional thinkers about the future for help in charting its course. Professor Thomas F. Green recently addressed an alumnae council meeting and five of his observations about the future and responses to them were discussed. (Author/RK)

Describes the objectives of the RISE legislation, specifically, to reform a school system which must keep up with a society whose technological and social changes are occurring at an increasing rate. (Author/RK)

Emphasis is placed on the managerial roles at the organizational level and in particular the role of a curriculum coordinator in planning, organizing and controlling the resources needed to develop, install, continuously evaluate and modify curriculum materials used by teachers of vocational and career education in local educational agencies.…

Criticizes the interpretations of the National Foundation for Educational Research report on French instruction in Britain's elementary schools; and discusses reasons why the report is not a basis for planning foreign language teaching at the primary level. (AM)

Discusses child care in Europe in terms of school age entry priorities, family day care, staffing, major goals of child care programs and trends. Stresses the importance of viewing comparative education with objectivity. (MS)

Examines some of the effects of military rule and military forms of decision-making on educational planning in Nigeria. (Author)

This report to the Legislature and Governor provides recommendations on the design of a workable structure for the annual evaluation of district-level performance for California Community College districts. Under contract with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, a six-member panel of the Research and Planning Group for…

Institutional effectiveness is "the process of articulating the mission, setting goals, and using data to form assessments in an ongoing cycle of goal setting and planning" (Grossman & Duncan, 1989). This definition encapsulates the intent of the ACICS criteria and expectations for the Institutional Effectiveness Plan (IEP) of accredited…