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Because schools must operate in a changing environment, educators must manage change whether they wish to or not. Administrators must plan accordingly, and the best plans spring from a solid theoretical base. This comprehensive handbook provides that base. Sybouts draws on systems theory to develop effective approaches to strategic and operational planning in education. The text evolved from case studies of successful planning in local school districts and from a national survey of education faculty. Sybouts emphasizes that the human dimension of educational planning is paramount, and that leadership and vision are essential to the effective management of change.
The volume begins with a rationale for improved planning in educational administration. Sybouts then lucidly explains the fundamentals of systems theory and provides a theoretical frame for the rest of the book. He turns his attention to strategic and operational planning and explores the relationship between the two. He then discusses key planning techniques, including trend analysis, mathematical projections, and flow charts. The book closes with practical guidelines on how to manage change and implement planning in school systems. This handbook is a valuable reference for administrative planners and education professionals and is a ready source of both theoretical and practical information.
List of contents
Introduction to Planning
Systems Theory
Strategic Planning
Operational Planning
The Mind
Futures and Trend Analysis
Making Projections
Group Processes
Surveys
Charts and Diagrams
Evaluation
The Management of Change: A Look at Change Models
Guidelines for Managing Change
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
WARD SYBOUTS is the Director of the Bureau of Educational Research, Service, and Policy at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is the author of
The Management of School Activities (Greenwood Press, 1984). He was a public school teacher and administrator for 13 years and has published in several major professional journals.
