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This paper describes the nature of the system planning approach to the problem of educational research allocations and examines several alternative structures that might support the Bureau of Research, Office of Education, in making the allocations. The first section discusses the problem and presents a summary of the major findings of the study. Section II describes the nature of the research planning task. Section III presents various possible research planning organizations that might perform the planning task. It suggests criteria for agencies to meet in planning research and examines 18 alternative structures that could perform advisory functions for the research planning job. Appendix A examines the educational system as a system. Appendix B illustrates the broad research planning process by a very simplified example. (Author/AF)