Plans are not prescriptions or assembly guidance, and the concept of educational planning should not be confused with the rather dull perception that it is no more than the composition of a known sequence of steps to be carried out later: Assuming that educational planning is a communicative process, as the transmission of symbols the object of which is to bring about change based on perceptual modification and dependent on behavioral change, a transformational approach to educational planning is offered. This approach consolidates three basic transformations: of symbols, of frames of reference, and of behavior. The articulation of vision, the socialization of expectations, and empowerment are conceptualized as charismatic virtues of the approach, serving as the activating forces of the various transformations.
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