A STUDY TO ASSESS SIMULATION AS A TEACHING TECHNIQUE, AND TO HELP ANSWER A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING ITS USE INVOLVED (1) TRACING THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SIMULATION TECHNIQUES IN TRAINING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, (2) SURVEYING THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SIMULATION HAS BEEN USED IN TRAINING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, (3) DETERMINING WHAT MATERIALS AND METHODS PROFESSORS OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION HAVE USED WITHIN SIMULATION EXPERIENCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR PURPOSES, (4) ASSESSING CURRENT PURPOSES, METHODS, AND MATERIALS OF SIMULATION, AND (5) RECOMMENDING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SIMULATION FROM THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY. PROCEDURES CONSISTED OF LITERATURE REVIEWS, A SURVEY OF INSTITUTIONS USING SIMULATION TECHNIQUES, INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSORS WHO HAVE USED THE TECHNIQUE, AND QUESTIONNAIRES TO ADMINISTRATORS AND TRAINEES WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SIMULATION EXPERIENCES. RESULTS OF THE STUDY SHOW EXTENSIVE USE OF SIMULATION IN MORE THAN 80 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED USE OF SIMULATION AND FURTHER STUDY ARE PRESENTED. (JC)