URGENT CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH NEEDS AS SEEN FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF BOTH PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS OF RESEARCH ARE IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT. THE DOCUMENT, WHICH COVERS 25 POSSIBLE AREAS OF RESEARCH, SUGGESTS THOSE RESEARCH TOPICS WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF SELECTED CONSULTANTS, ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL AND IMPORTANT AS WELL AS FEASIBLE. SHOWING HOW SUCH RESEARCH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE WHOLE FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, THE DOCUMENT TREATS EACH TOPIC AS A "PROJECT" AND SUGGESTS IN GENERAL TERMS HOW EACH MIGHT BE APPROACHED, ALLOWING RESEARCHERS THEMSELVES TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS TO FIT THEIR OWN CONDITIONS AND INCLINATIONS. THE PROJECTS ARE PRESENTED UNDER SIX MAIN HEADINGS--(1) EDUCATIONAL COSTS AND EFFICIENCY, (2) FINANCING EDUCATION, (3) TEACHERS, (4) MANPOWER ASPECTS, (5) THE PLANNING PROCESS, AND (6) INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THIS REPORT IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE INSTITUTE'S FIRST REPORT WAS A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ON EDUCATION PLANNING. THE SECOND REPORT WAS A DIRECTORY OF INSTITUTIONS IN THIRTY COUNTRIES DOING RESEARCH AND TRAINING IMPORTANT TO EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, 7, RUE EUGENE-DELACROIX, PARIS 16E. (PD)