Educational planning in Latin America is about three decades old. In the 1960s and 1970s educational systems in the region expanded dramatically. During this time countries institutionalized educational planning processes and allocated to them considerable human and financial resources. Educational management, however, did not receive sufficient recognition during this same period, nor did it mobilize resources and strategies for change and innovation. As a result of the economic crises of the 1980s, educational planning and management possessed a low capacity to cope with new problems and challenges. Today, new paradigms and new horizons are emerging in the design, methods, and application of planning, as well as a recognition, at the political, practical, and theoretical levels, of the importance of educational management as seen in the light of changes in the region. A 28-item bibliography is included. (DB)