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16 research programs must be assessed in relation to t.he most systematic conjectures that can be developed about the fut.ure environment in which schools can be expected to eXist. Also~ fact.ors that are viewed as decisive in the current state of affairs may we1100t be the most significant to consider for the long-term commitment of educational resources or in shaping educstional planssnd policies. It follows that educational planning and policy decisions must incorporate the use of forecasting tools whose purpose it would be to continually conduct and assess studies of the future. l The Delphi Technique offers some possibilities in community goal development. As defined by \}jeaver~ the Delphi Technique is t~anintuitive methodology for organizing and sharing 'expert· forecasts about the future .. Delphi operates on the principle that several heads are better than one in making subjective conjectures about the future and that experts will make conjectures based upon rational judgment and shared information rather than merely guessing and will separate hope from :3 likelihood in the process. According to Weaver, the Delphi Technique has been used to forecast what the participants would like to see happen in the future rather than what is likely to happen. In its purest form, the Delphi Technique was intended to make forecasts about what will happen in education rather than as it is currently being used. lIbido 3I bi d. , p, 268.
There have been other fot'ecasting tools .developed such as the Ghetto 1984 game developed by Jose Villigous at Cornell University.l 17 This is a simulation exercise, which links together in a logical flow of activities the basic principles of Delphi, and was developed by Sandow. 2 The Delphi Technique normally uses only professional participants. A study is currently being conducted in the West Des [\10ine8 School District in Des Moines, Iowa, using this technique with non-professionals as well as professionals in the development of goals. 3 Lopez claims that goal setting is the foundation of any type of accountability program. 4 He offers the Charter of Accountability Method of goal development and implementation. The clea1"er the idea the district has of what it wants to accomplish, the greater the chance of 8.Ccomplishing it. The Charter of Accountability Method was originally developed by the Grounds Systems Group of the Hughes Aircraft Company. The Charter of Accountability Method generally operates as follows: A central committee or council comprised of key members of the school system, School board members, management, teachers, parents, and IT. C. Pfeffer, "Prelimina~y Draft Essays and Discussion Papers on a Conceptual Approach to Designing Simulation Gaming Exercises" (Syracuse University Research Corporation, October, 1968), cited by W.Timothy Weaver, "The Delphi Forecasting Method, Il Phi Delta Kappan, LI I (January, 1971), 271. ndow, "The Pedagogical Structure of Methods for Thinking About the Future: The Citizens t Function in Planning U (Syracuse Univers Research Corporation, August, 1970), cited by W.Timothy Weaver,IlThe Delphi Forecasting Method, U Phi Delta Kappan, LII (January, 1971), 271. 3Claude Richard Snell, "Community Based Goals of Education by USB of the Delphi Technique" (unpublished thesis, Drake University, May, 1974). I~ • l "Acco.untabil·:t' ty in Education, Il Fellx Phi Delta Kappan, fYI. • opeL, LII (December, 1970), p. 270.
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