Single-purpose plans are adopted to achieve specific objectives like reforms or new institutions. Rolling plans are long-term and regularly revised by projecting goals further into the future. Educational planning approaches include socio-cultural, manpower, and investment efficiency. Socio-cultural determines needs based on demographics, aspirations, and culture. Manpower gears education to fulfill national job requirements. Investment efficiency determines education funding based on return on investment.

2. SINGLE-PURPOSE PLAN
is an administrative operation, which is usually
adopted when particular objectives like
implementing a reform measure, building an
institution or piloting legislation is to be achieved
Rolling Plan
A long term plan that is revised regularly and
each revision is projected forward again for
the same period as the original plan.

3. 1. PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC
PLANNING
2. ALLOCATIVE AND INNOVATIVE
PLANNING

4. 1. Socio-Cultural Approach
2. Manpower/person power
approach
3. Investment efficiency
approach

5. Consists in determining educational
needs and development in terms of
current demands for education at
different levels on the basis of population,
age distribution, prospective area of the
national income, social aspirations and
cultural goals

6. Past trends in demographic growth,
Participation in education
Student flows from grade to grade and
level to level,
Social and individual preferences
relating to types of education,
Use of available facilities, and
Resources to ensure the supply of
facilities needed to meet the demand for
education.

7. Consists in gearing
educational efforts to fulfilling
national manpower
requirements.

8. Consists in determining the
investment to be made in education
according to the rate of return or
benefit of effectiveness.