Educational Planning & Project Formulation, TEST I

THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY STUDIES

ME 203: Educational Planning and Project Formulation

TIMED TEST I: 31^st DECEMBER, 2010

1. "Incremental approach to policy making for education planning relies on the interaction rather than on a complete analysis of the education sector to develop a blue-print for solving educational problems". Discuss the assumptions underlying the incremental policy making in education policy-planning process.
2. "Economic planning and development is an offshoot of educational planning, whereas success of education planning depends on the level of the economy of a country". Authenticate the inevitability of this mutualism.
3. Critically discuss the 'Hunter's Study Approach' in favour of high-level manpower requirements for future economic needs in East African countries. Which options in educational planning, do you think could be feasible under augmented unemployment rate in Tanzania?
4. "The personal contact between pupil and teacher remain the linchpin of the educational process. Consequently, the planning of teacher requirement and supply is a central concern in the development and smooth functioning of any education system (Forojalla, 1993)". Explain the factors that govern teacher requirement and teacher supply.

 

NOTE:

Only one question will be randomly picked from the four alternatives above.