THE PRESENT AND FUTURE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION IS EXAMINED IN TERMS OF PREPLANNING, USE, AND FUNCTION. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS IS SEEN AS THE BEST MEANS OF VIEWING THE TOTAL OPERATION AND OF FINDING UNIFYING PATTERNS AND LOGICAL, EFFICIENT OPERATING PROCEDURES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS ARE DESCRIBED, AND HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ARE DISCUSSED. LIBRARIES, COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION STORAGE ARE SUGGESTED AS AREAS OF POTENTIAL COMPUTER USE. THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO COMPREHEND AND USE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IS STRESSED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, 1201 SIXTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036, 76 PAGES, $3.00. (HM)