Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Graduate School
General Tinio St., Campus
Cabanatuan City

BASIC PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING

In the coming decade, educational planners will encounter 10 major challenges.

First, as the world's population continues to rise at a rapid pace, there will be an
increase in demand for education. Second, in many nations, educational progress will
encounter rising budgetary limits. Third, educational systems will be forced to deal with
severe shortages of specialist labor. Fourth and fifth, education's function must be
defined in connection to the requirement for agricultural and rural development on the
one hand, and industrial development and government services on the other. Sixth, out-
of-school education possibilities must be established and integrated with the official
educational system. Seventh, in order to fulfill changing economic and educational
demands, teacher supply and demand must be harmonized. Eighth, in order to make the
most out of limited educational resources, educational production and quality must be
raised. Ninth, educational systems must become more capable of self-renewal and
innovation. Tenth, a deeper knowledge of the social influence of education on society is
required. To meet these problems, educational planning must incorporate greater
administrative planning and management analysis, enhanced research and training, and
more assistance from all social sciences.