Indicators of Strategic Planning in Schools (School Education Programmes – Czech Republic)

Abstract

The goal of this paper was twofold. The first goal was to provide a methodological framework for classification of indicators in education, specifically focusing on school education programmes (SEPs) of Czech primary and secondary schools. The second goal of this paper was to analyze the use of these indicators in SEPs. The first goal of this paper was met by providing comprehensive list of thematic areas and related indicators. These may be used in strategic planning in education more generally. Concerning the second goal of his paper, indicators related to learning outcomes are the most common in SEPs. Moreover, a variety of indicators is used in SEPs, suggesting the presence of several ‘core’, more frequently used, indicators and several ‘peripheral’, less frequently used, indicators.