POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Bansud, Oriental Mindoro

MEM 641
Educational Planning, Ogani!ation and Manag"#"nt
MO$ULE I
%itt"n &''ign#"nt'
Submitted by:
Mr. Marlou Atienza
Submitted to:
Mr. Domingo Mendoza
Module 1
Lesson I. Fundamental Concepts of Educational Planning
1. Why is there a need for educational planning?
Educational planning is necessary if organizational excellence is to achieved
in our public schools. Without knowing where we are going, it is unlikely that we
will get there. Educational planning is the roadmap. t focuses the attention of
administration, board of education, teachers, students and community members,
and helps determine where the school district should be going and how to get
there. t helps identify where the pitfalls are over the short!term. Without
planning, the operational and functional performance of the school district will be
less than optimal and the overall ob"ectives and goals of the district will be
difficult, at best to achieve.
#. $s planner%administrator, how do you understand the term &educational
development'. (ther facets of educational development?
)he goal for which lead agency, is to integrate the principles, values, and
practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning.
)his educational development will encourage changes in behavior that will create
a more sustainable future in terms of environmental integrity, economic viability,
and a "ust society for present and future generations.
*. What may bring about a feasible and workable educational development
plan in your region%division%district%institution?
Educational development plan may bring the following+ mprove the ,uality of
basic education- .eorient existing education programmes to address sustainable
development- /evelop public awareness and understanding- and provide training
for all sectors of private and civil society.
0. What do you think is the ideal approach to be used as basis of a planning
activity in your area? Why?
1oals!based planning is probably the most common and starts with focus on
the organization2s mission 3and vision and%or values4, goals to work toward the
mission, strategies to achieve the goals, and action planning 3who will do what
and by when4.
Lesson 2. Foundations of Educational Planning
1. Why is there a need for an educational planner to have a basic knowledge
and understanding of his society?
Essentially, knowledge means familiarity with facts ac,uired by personal
experience, observation, or study. 5ave a secure knowledge and understanding
of their sub"ects%curriculum areas and related pedagogy to enable them to teach
effectively across the age and ability range for which they are trained
#. 6resent a situation, showing the impact of planning in the society.
)here are many ways to state the benefits of planning or anticipatory decision
making. )he following claimed benefits are discussed in a number of sources. 1.
6lanning helps decision makers by providing guidelines and goals for future
decisions. #. 6lanning helps a manager exercise more control in a situation and
establish goals 7proactively7 and consider contingencies. *. 6lanning can help
,uantify goals and establish a means of measuring success. 0. 6lanning can
help insure that a coherent set of actions are implemented that are consistent
with the values and priorities of the decision maker. 8. 6lanning helps allocate
limited resources like staff, materials, and time in an orderly and systematic
manner.
*. What are the principal cost elements of education?
(f course, ,uality education will always have costs involved 9 professors
and other experts need to be compensated for their time and efforts, for example,
and certain disciplines re,uire expensive, specialized e,uipment to train students
3i.e., you can:t learn to be a surgeon without access to an operating theater4.
5owever, social media can drastically reduce much of the overhead involved with
higher education 9 such as administrative costs and even the campus itself 9
and open source or reusable and adaptive learning materials can drive costs
down even further.
0. What do you understand by education as consumption and as
investment? 1ive specific examples.
Education as consumption enables individuals to increase their future
earnings and enhance their experience in the labor market. )he knowledge that
education benefits the individual student in terms of increased earnings is
widespread, but information is incomplete about the benefits that increased
education has on society. n the information economy of the #1st century,
education will become increasingly important. Education as investment is an
nvestment in education contributes to enhanced labor force productivity and
enables individuals to become better citizens and parents in addition to being
better workers. )he effectiveness of education will have an important impact on
economic performance for the foreseeable future.
8. Why should an educational planner know the educational system?
$n educational planner must be aware of the educational system in order to
have knowledge and guide in planning pro"ects, implementation and evaluation
of the education and other ma"or roles and responsibilities of it.
;. 5ow should educational planner respond to the challenges of population
dynamics?
)here must be a sustainable momentum to boost monetary transactions
among the people as a means of revitalizing the weakened social pillar. /oing so
calls for a population rights approach to development planning that places people
at the centre of developmental efforts. )his will help in achieving the ob"ectives
envisaged for the social charter in the framework. )he determination for an
appropriate mix of policies for managing development re,uires prescriptions that
recognize the structural linkages between the sectors. <uch prescriptions must
uni,uely isolate, define and determine the nature and magnitude of the change
variables that drive the development process. )he necessity of such
prescriptions should form the building blocks of national development planning
and resource management.
)his entails reconciling planning with implementation and carrying out regular
analysis of the challenges of population dynamics that underpins programme.
=onduct studies and proper consultation may be the best way to respond to
these challenges. )hinking the best solutions, by means of evaluating the
situation and get the help of the persons around especially in the institution.
Lesson 3. Educational Planning at the Institutional Level.
1. Why is institutional planning important and necessary?
)he nstitutional 6lanning is the unit primarily responsible for advancing
planning, assessment, evaluation, and institutional research activities and for
promoting planning and evaluation at the unit level. )he current main function of
the office is to refine, direct, and coordinate a participatory process of institutional
planning and evaluation that is designed to guide the >niversity or the institution
in fulfilling its purposes, accomplishing its mission, and determining how well it is
achieving its goals.
#. ?ormulate a skeletal framework of an institutional plan for any school
institution in your locality?