Current labor-management models used by school systems in negotiations should be replaced by collaboration and contention in an organizational climate. (RA)

PPBS, an important and useful decision tool, is deficient in political processes because it cannot account for power and value allocations. (RA)

Educational accountability is still an abstract concept that needs to be translated into operational terms for utility. (RA)

Describes the Educational Opportunity Program of Northern Illinois University's adaptation of an administrative planning decision making program called the Delphi concensus seeking process. (MD)

Examines strategic, tactical, and operational levels of educational planning. A model includes components for planning process strategy, data information systems, goal formulation, sub-optimizing'' means of goal achievement, synthesizing plan alternatives, implementation, and adjustment and reassessment. A practical illustration of the planning…

Deals with four major skill areas: (1) the analytics of categorization, (2) the analytics of priority assessment, (3) the analytics of time and transition, and (4) the analytics of decision strategy. (Author)

An 11-step model designed to maximize the desirable traits and minimize the side effects of competitive funding. (RA)

The approach to educational change outlined here relies on systematic planning for educational problem-solving. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the implications of a planning and decision concept, "Ideal Displacement." Cautions administrators that the process by which alternatives are developed, weighted, and selected has a profound impact on the quality of the decision. (MLF)

Discusses several observations related to planning, decision-making, and change within the context of a predominantly norm-based educational system in Malawi. Differing cultural norms are behind observed "inefficiencies" in accessing enrollment information, changing leadership, and planning workshops. Includes 16 references. (MLH)