This monograph deals with the problems of educational planning at its preparatory stage and during implementation. It is presented in three parts: analytical examination of trends and problems in the field of educational planning, preparation of an educational plan, and implementation of this plan. However, the document provides no explanation of…

It is claimed that, properly organized, management information systems not only can contain all the data within a total organization, but can refine and arrange the information so that it becomes meaningful to the decisionmaker. At present their functions are virtually restricted to middle management, operational control levels. However, the rapid…

The research findings and literature compiled and summarized in this report seek to identify those characteristics possessed by school districts that are associated with quality education and effective utilization of resources. The report is designed to serve as a resource for those involved in evaluating present school district and school…

This bulletin disseminates information concerning educational research and experimentation in Finland. The general principles of educational research are outlined. Attention focuses on achievement of effective cooperation between educational research and decision-making. The organization of research activities promoting educational planning in…

This volume includes ten articles. In the first, "After Deschooling, What?" Ivan Illich goes beyond his argument for deschooling, to the beginning of some thoughts about what society and education might look like following it. The remaining nine articles contain the reactions of a number of serious and active educators to the Illich article. They…

The main body of this document consists of papers that were presented at the seminar. The document also includes an outline of the seminar proceedings, a list of participants and staff members, a list of the organizing committee, and several reports of the findings and recommendations of the seminar working groups. Papers presented by guest…

Contents of this book include five papers: (1) "Financing Education for the Urban Disadvantaged," Henry Levin--analyzes the linkages between educational finance and educational quality in large-city schools, and discusses alternative plans for financial innovation; (2) "Accountability in Education," Leon Lessinger--explores the idea of…

This document focuses on the theme that rapid social and technological changes add urgency to continuing education in all fields, particularly in the field of mental health. For the purposes of this conference, continuing education was defined to include postgraduate education, staff development, inservice training, and adult education. For these…

This institute was designed to study the needs and problems of vocational teaching in metropolitan areas and to recommend model teacher preparation practices. A total of 60 participants, representing 23 states, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands, took part in this program, which consisted of general sessions, homogeneous and heterogeneous…

Focusing on Ann Arbor and Jackson, Michigan, this field study explored the effects of certain educational investments on a community's economic growth. Data were obtained from a literature review and personal interviews. Current levels of educational and economic development were assessed according to eight categories and corresponding guidelines.…

This is the final report for the Dayton City School District Desegregation Project. Background material on Dayton and its schools is presented, as well as planning, problems, and future goals for quality integrated education. Related activities which include teacher and administrator workshops, black cultural programs, task force reports, and…

This study begins with a look at current systems and practices in educational administration in an effort to identify the influence of certain interpersonal relationships on educational planning. Different types of planning organizations are then surveyed to illustrate that methods in and approaches to administration and planning are numerous. A…

This book is designed to provide not so much a blueprint of specification as a framework that will enable communities to identify the kind of educational system that they believe is most relevant to their needs. The development of new communities, such as Fort Lincoln, Washington, D.C., provides an opportunity for a major new approach to the…

This report describes a two-year project designed (1) to develop collections of measurable instructional objectives and related assessment procedures, (2) to devise methods for improving quality control of such materials, and (3) to consider alternative schemes for categorizing these objectives and related measures. As a consequence of the…

This seminar focused on the need for increased use of educational planning by politicians and administrators in developing and developed countries. The report includes examples of educational planning in centralized governments such as those of France and Rumania as well as in large Federal decentralized governments such as those of Brazil and…