| Article ID: | iaor19981209 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 82 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 409 |
| End Page Number: | 421 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Tavares L. Valadares |
The development of educational policies is studied in this paper using the system approach. The most promising areas for application of OR in policy design and evaluation are identified and discussed in terms of illustrative data taken from several countries, namely member states of the European Community.