Defines an index of plan implementation and applies it to the 1960-70 educational plans of Latin American countries. Statistical analysis is used to specify the determinants of the index values. It is shown that a lack of statistical data and of qualified personnel are the main reasons for insufficient plan implementation. (Author)

Presents a model of the planning process that may serve as a conceptual frame for educational planning. Suggests that a sound model of the educational planning process is needed to generate comparative empirical research needed by planners and students of planning. (Author/JH)

This paper defines an index of plan implementation and applies it to the 1960-70 educational plans of Latin American countries. Before the index is applied, variations in the value of the index are studied, with reference to the characteristics of the departments of educational planning, and the coordination of these departments with the central…

Linear programming models are used in an attempt to answer the question of whether more or better schools should be developed. The criterion function is the maximization of the product of education, measured either in income or school years. The model is varied throughout the paper by confronting the criterion function with a variety of…

This paper explains the concept of models, their construction, and their use. It is suggested that mathematics is a helpful tool in model construction, and that models in general are indispensable in science. Models identify variables and illustrate causal relationships among the variables. An attempt is made to classify models from the point of…

Balanced educational development, derived from planning, permits the attainment of educational growth with the minimum social and financial costs or attainment of the maximum rate of growth with fixed social and financial expenditures. (Author/WM)

Constructs an input-output model, similar to those used to analyze interdependence among sectors in an economy, for application to administration of a school within a university. The model makes possible forecasting of personnel requirements for each component within the school, generated by changes in external demands for school services that…

Methods for planning technological innovations in education are expanded and applied to the problem of planning educational services for Botswana. (Author/WM)

In this paper, the problem of choosing between education with the usual teacher-student interaction and television-assisted education is considered. The method used to select the alternative with minimum costs is presented, discussed, and applied to Botswana. (Pages 5 and 10 may reproduce poorly.) (Author)

Uses various equations to analyze curriculum design and teachers' planning for educational content. Explores time allocation for an educational program's different components to maximize student achievement. Findings show that substantially different strategies involving allocation of educational time should be employed, depending on program…