Mathematical Programming Models in Educational Planning

Abstract

During the past few years there has been a rapid development of the field called science which should not be confused with the older tradition of management in the sense of time and motion studies (Fox, 1967). Management science models which express the organizational environment and its dynamics in mathematical relationships have been applied in the fields of business management, military operations research, public welfare and regional planning. Although the value of such models has been demonstrated in the areas listed above, educational administrators and planning specialists appear to be making little use of these scientific approaches.