Although educational planning as it is now practiced has many shortcomings, if certain recommendations are followed, a more adequate profile of educational planning is possible. A number of criticisms of educational planning have been offered: It usually attempts to preserve the status quo; it is hierarchical in nature; it is preoccupied with the…

Teaching and learning processes are complex acts that take place within a complex social institution--the school. Three categories of influences on the teaching/learning process in public schools are presented: external organizations, external social forces, and internal forces in the schools. The external forces considered are: the Supreme Court…

In 1976 the National Institute of Education established the Research and Development Utilization (RDU) Program. This project was intended to apply research and development products to local school problems; to develop a problem-solving and product selection process usable by local schools and to organize a linkage system making national, state,…

Based on current thought in multicultural education, this paper discusses the need for Americans to help Saudi Arabia integrate western technology into education without subjecting the country to cultural imperialism. The paper is purported to rest on the "reconceptualist" theories of curriculum development. The author cites four…

Although the emphasis is on occupational training in this text intended for the beginning instructor who possesses subject-matter expertise which he wishes to convert or translate into a successful training program, the techniques and approach described can be transferred to a variety of settings. Using a systems approach, techniques are presented…

In order to assess the potential market for educational materials developed to teach the use of the computer as an instructional tool and as an aid to management and decision making, a mailed questionnaire was used to survey randomly selected college professors of educational and business administration, school district superintendents, and…

The Resource Center for Competency Based Education (CBE) is described in terms of background, structure, goals, and functions. Also provided is an introductory orientation to CBE approaches currently in use in higher education. A collection of brief essays which is included explores the more speculative and integrative dimensions of competency…

The Individualization Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) was organized on a cooperative basis with a federal agency and several community colleges to move smoothly from R&D to a production mode of operation, and finally to emphasize dissemination of computer courseware and systems. The key to the successful…

This document, which is the second product of an EPIE (Educational Products Information Exchange) project investigating the criteria used to select instructional materials, consists of three papers dealing with the Education Division of the JDRP (Joint Dissemination Review Panel). Paper I presents the purposes, procedures, and criteria established…

A historical survey of the origins of formative evaluation techniques for film and television reveals that: (1) most of the methodologies for formative evaluation of film and television that are in use today had appeared in one form or another by 1940; (2) before 1940, evaluation was generally understood as qualitative judgement of the worth of an…

This issue is dedicated to folk media. Using Indonesia for his case study, Dr. Nat Colletta analyzes traditional culture as a medium for development. Juan Diaz Bordenave expresses doubts about adapting folk media to development objectives; Susan Hostetler and Arthur Gillette report on uses of the theater to promote development objectives; and…

This bibliography cites books and articles dealing with the history and development of modern language teaching. Entries include American and European publications, most published since 1965. (CLK)

Presented in this short bulletin are four articles which provide up-to-date information on general educational trends in the general field of education and science in the Republic of Germany. The first article demonstrates educational reform, emphasizing humanistic education, ranging from preschool to vocational training establishments and adult…

The Elkhart Career Education Planning Program (ELCEP), a K-12 component of Indiana's career education effort, and its first three years of operation are described in the document. A general discussion of the definition of career education, program goals, administration, funding, and facilities provides background material on the program. Several…

Eleven country reports and five special articles, contributed by educators who have been associated with the planning of education in their countries, are presented. In analyzing their experiences, educators not only pinpoint organizational and procedural shortcomings from which educational planning has suffered in Asia, but also highlight what…