In recent years issues concerning community support for education and participation in educational management have come to the fore in developing Asian and Pacific countries. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCO/PROAP) has organized regional training seminars concerning educational planning and management at the systems, micro-, and institutional levels. The seminar reported in this document included: (1) country presentations; (2) thematic presentations; (3) group reports and site visits to educational institutions; and (4) discussions of regional cooperation and national follow-up activities. The thematic presentations addressed the rationale, potentiality, and constraints upon promoting community support for and participation in educational management and implementation mechanisms for promoting such support and participation. Four annexes and four appendices are attached. (LBG)