This publication is intended to aid educational planners in developing nations in translating national goals and aspirations into educational objectives and in establishing and quantifying priorities among educational objectives. Much of the content is based on a model for setting educational objectives that was developed in Indonesia in 1972. The…

The education and training of health personnel should be planned as part of the overall development plan of the country and with a view to helping solve the health problems of the countries in which they live and work. Such a policy entails the establishment of close collaboration between the health authorities and those responsible for education,…

The Delphic Technique utilizes a survey format with multiple rounds of questionnaires, sequential statistical feedback, and respondent anonymity. The principal objective is to use expert opinion to refine predictions about the occurrence of future events. An open-ended questionnaire was sent to 200 subjects selected from the membership of the…

An introductory guide to systems approach to educational problems, this book attempts to help educators identify the basic strengths and weaknesses of existing systems at their working level and to modify the systems to improve their effectiveness. The book offers an introduction to systems approach technique, recommendations on selection of media…

The conference and the papers presented in this volume grew out of the conviction of a random group of persons who discovered, quite by chance, a shared concern: that serious consequences are falling to higher education as a result of financial procedures intended to meet the crisis of survival. It is obvious that survival and solvency are not…

As the first of a three-part comparative study of the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries, this UNESCO-funded report contains extensive information on the structure, organization, functions and operation of the national audiovisual centers serving elementary education in the Western European countries. An…

At present, NIE, organizationally and in its staff concerns, is primarily oriented to issues as they apply to early learning and primary and secondary education. Currently, the postsecondary activities of NIE are within the Office of Research and Exploratory Studies where a task force on postsecondary education is located. The short-term contract…

U.S. Commissioner of Education, T. H. Bell stated that individualized instructional television via videotape cassette is one of the answers to routine tasks in education, but educational leaders have not moved ahead to take advantage of the capability. The system, he said, allows teachers to select the programs they want and use them when they are…

This document describes a "Cognitive Style Mapping of Students" curriculum in use in the Del Paso Heights School District. In this curriculum, the "cognitive style of the individual" is thought to represent a conglomerate of three "educational sciences": "Symbols and their Meanings,""Cultural…

Accountability and economy may be accomplished by linking educational goals, activities, and programs to periods of development and by individualizing instruction on the basis of more specific information about a child's development. Large populations of children generally are available for study in school districts, and human development studies…

This report presents an overview of the results of an initial research effort in the development of a comprehensive national planning model for higher education. The design of the prototype model discussed in this report is based on existing or derivable institutional and student data and is designed to permit prototype planning studies to examine…

This report is a continuation of the planning effort undertaken in 1973 regarding the planning and coordination of postsecondary education in Michigan. The present study updates the enrollment reports, projections, and manpower data, reviews progress toward the objective of developing comprehensive and continuous planning for postsecondary…

The seventh in a series begun in 1970, the report summarizes information received from State Research Coordinating Units (RCU's) regarding research activities conducted under Section 131 (b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. Covering the second six months of fiscal year 1973, the purpose of the report is to provide…

The comprehensive planning approach allows individuals in a school district to take part in evaluating and recommending changes in school programs. This book is designed to explicate planning concepts and processes and to assist in the implementation of the planning process. The manual contains three sections: (1) Basic Skills and Concepts, which…

Presented is the report of a travel seminar to the Soviet Union in late 1972 by 12 American special educators as part of a reciprocal agreement for an exchange of educators. The eight chapters were written by seminar participants with expertise in the area being considered. The text opens with a general discussion of the administration of…