Aspects of teaching and school administration which could be indicators of successful schooling practices are discussed in terms of researchable topics in education. Background information on long-range planning of educational research and the attempt to identify factors reflecting schooling practices are also included. (JN)

The author expresses some notions about school psychology and how it impinges upon his world, emphasizing that no profession can exist meaningfully today outside the context of public policy or afford to be indifferent to this fact. Some precepts are offered regarding better public policy relating to school psychology. (GK)

Three perspectives are developed in this reaction paper (see TM 506 171): (1) to make bold predictions of our future society and formulate needs that will be generated for school (2) to examine current assessment practices with specific focus on minority populations; and (3) an elaboration of the second perspective. (Author/GK)

Reviews a 1979 report from a Vermont governor's commission proposing future directions for education in Vermont, particularly in regard to teacher training and the educational delivery system. (Author/JM)

School closings can be made more acceptable to a community if a long-range plan for dealing with declining enrollments is developed that includes a statement of goals, process, criteria, and efforts to include public information and interaction. (Author/MLF)

Analyzed the structure of the admissions process and developed a system which utilizes the admissions computer database to give more comprehensive and consistent estimates. This system makes the computer a tool for admissions decision making, rather than just a reservoir of data. (Author)

An analysis of 1,461 newspaper editions indicated that, although only one future-oriented story appeared for every two editions, newspaper editors were taking these stories seriously, and that they realized the latent importance of speculative information to their readers. (RL)

This paper is intended as a suggestion for a clear line of policy to meet the pressing practical problem of the future of physical education and human movement (terms are used interchangeably) in view of the greater emphasis on degree study in higher education generally. (KC)

For the average out-of-school youth, teenage unemployment has little effect on the wages earned as an adult. There is indirect evidence that government training programs offset part of the effect of long-term teenage unemployment. (JOW)

At present, long-range planning in education is largely exploratory and far from comprehensive. The conceptual framework and techniques now available have the potential to offer new insights, sharpen the imagination, and provide the impetus to explore needed changes and directions in teacher education. (JD)

Discussed are the problems presented by declining enrollment; the effects on teachers; the management of curriculum; implications for inservice education; and the need for increased expenditures per student in smaller schools. (KC)

Long-range planning requires change management and enables student personnel administrators to prepare for the future. Student services administrators need to develop plans for receiving campus support for organizational objectives. This article discusses the purpose and process of long-range planning applicable to student services. (RC)

A questionnaire, devised by the American Association of University Women to assess its membership as a step toward future long-range planning, is provided. Information on AAUW programs and activities, educational foundation programs, AAUW and public policy, and member services is covered. (MLW)

Under the leadership of a new president, Arkansas College engaged in a year-long evaluation and planning process. The "Small College Academic Management Project" (SCAMP), aimed at dispersing academic decision-making authority while maintaining the necessary decision-making accountability relationships, is described. (MLW)

The experience of a small liberal arts college in trying to develop a usable and understandable planning, management, and evaluation (PME) system is described. PME tasks in small colleges center upon selecting starting points, demonstrating how different procedures can facilitate operations and decision making, and educating people. (Author/MLW)