In vocational teacher education the desires and needs of industry as the ultimate consumer should direct the essentials of employee preparation programs. Predicting occupational success can be done using four basic approaches which might determine objectives for teacher education: mental testing, job analysis, work sample, and situational…

National professional associations now recognize the need for a halt in the present unending proliferation of narrow technical specialists. (Author)

Discusses the complex relationship between boards of education and parish councils and their educational responsibilities. (RK)

Successful planning for public education requires taking into account the realities of the political world. Review of the success of the Illinois Board of Higher Education in policy proposals. (KJ)

Modern research methodologies can help educators understand possible futures of society and can aid them in planning and decision making that provides for effective use of resources. Statistical models, computer forecasting, human logic, and research techniques from disciplines such as history, anthropology, and political science can help in…

A method to assist in curriculum planning and its application at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine is presented. Content elements appropriate for inclusion in a family medicine curriculum for medical students are identified. Priorities were assigned to content elements. (Author/MLW)

Describes the influence of declining enrollment on the science department at one sixth form school, focusing on areas such as the science curriculum, scheduling, staffing, facilities, and teacher re-education. (DS)

Examines conditions perpetuating stereotypes of occupational programs, students, and faculty as inferior, suggesting ways of promoting occupational education. Assesses federal involvement in occupational education. Recommends a national master plan for occupational education and a marketing approach to planning to realize a new community college…

Examines the potential of the World Bank scheme, outlined in its 1980 Education Sector Policy Paper, for helping Bangladesh achieve universal basic education. Considers such issues as formal vs. nonformal schooling, costs, and teacher training. Part of a theme issue on the World Bank Paper and Third World educational development. (SJL)

Describes new curriculum developments, supervisory strategies, and management techniques that were found to have improved educational outcomes in 16 urban school systems. (GC)

Reports on Minnesota educators' views of the changes that will occur in secondary education over the next 20 years. Examines possible changes in curricular emphasis and design, instructional design, the nature and organization of the student population, staffing patterns, space arrangements, and time arrangements. (RL)

Describes six basic steps in designing the instructional content of computer assisted instructional materials. (DC)

The Universidad Estatal a Distancia is used as an example to illustrate the methodology and utility of cost analysis in educational planning and decision making. By identifying cost-inducing variables in a system, it is possible to analyze expenditure against the level of activity associated with each variable. (Author/MLW)

Argues that student involvement in teacher evaluations, curriculum decisions, and grading processes is absurd. (RL)