THIS MONOGRAPH IS INTENDED TO DISSEMINATE TO THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF A RECENTLY DEVELOPED PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ENTITLED PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT). PERT IS A METHODOLOGY FOR PLANNING THE DIVERSE ACTIVITIES IN EITHER LARGE OR SMALL PROJECTS. STEPS OF THE PERT TECHNIQUE INCLUDE--WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVITY TIME ESTIMATION, NETWORK TIME CALCULATION, SCHEDULING, PROBABILITY ASPECTS OF PERT, REPLANNING THE PROJECT, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO PERT-COST. SEVERAL MODELS ARE PRESENTED TO ILLUSTRATE AREAS IN WHICH PERT CAN BE APPLIED TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS--(1) EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH, (2) SURVEY RESEARCH, (3) HISTORICAL RESEARCH, (4) DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS, (5) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (6) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTS, (7) RESEARCH INTEGRATION PROJECTS, AND (8) THEORY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING PERT ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS CATALOG NO. FS 5.212-12024 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402, FOR $0.45. (HW)