Types of Educational Planning/Reasons for Planning Education C. P. Akpan Dept. of Educational Administration and Planning University of Calabar, Calabar Email:drcharles99@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Education is the key that unlocks the door for the development of any nation. It is the instrument that facilitates political, economic, social and technological development of a country. For education to play its key role on the transformation of a nation, it needs to be adequately and effectively planned because a faulty educational planning can jeopardize a country’s development for decades. Therefore the importance of educational planning cannot be over-emphasized. This chapter examines the types and reasons for educational planning. The types of planning have been succinctly discussed based on classification and an in-depth discussion of the reasons for educational planning presented. Similarly, the models of educational planning using the interactive and rational models have also been treated. The limitations of educational planning in Nigeria are identified and discussed. Premised on the constraints to educational planning, some remedies are proffered. Keywords: Education, Planning, Educational Planning, Types of Planning, Reasons for Educational planning, Models of planning, Limitations of planning INTRODUCTION All over the world, education is regarded as the key to the development of any nation. It is the tool for a country’s political, economic, social and technological development. For education to play its key role in the transformation of a nation, it needs to be adequately and effectively planned because a faulty educational planning can jeopardize the development of a nation for decades. Planning means deciding in advance what is to be done, when to do it, where to do it, how to do it and who is to do it in order to achieve predetermined goals and objectives. Educational planning on the other hand involves a systematic and scientific set of decisions