Participatory planning in educational systems is discussed in this conference paper. Definition is given to the hierarchical decision-making structure often characterized in societal systems. Tendencies towards change in the decision-making structure in educational systems are noted. (SM)

Learning to Be, the report of the International Commission on the Development of Education, is discussed in the light of various misreadings of the book. The author, the executive secretary of the Commission, discusses the functional contribution of education to society, education and economic development, and the school as an institution. (JH)

Attempts to determine regional teaching requirements for the future by hypothesizing from current data reported by nations throughout the world for first- and second-level education. Discusses teacher requirements in terms of training and salary in the context of projected labor force demands. (KO)