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Mims, R. Sue – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
When real resources decline, demands change, or programs lose vitality, then a logical move is to reallocate resources to facilitate academic planning. Reallocation schemes and experiences at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Oklahoma State University are described and compared. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Higher Education, Institutional Research
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Hoffman, Richard B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
Franklin and Marshall College (Pennsylvania) has used institutional mission, strategic planning, lessons learned from previous experience, and sound general management principles to guide reallocation of resources during a period of financial constraint. The objective was repositioning, not retrenchment, and the resulting academic program is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning, Financial Exigency
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Heydinger, Richard B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1980
The conditions facing postsecondary education during the 1980s, it is suggested, call for institutional planning styles that are comprehensive, systematic, public, regular, and expansive. The formal democratic style is described as a comprehensive planning process that requires all departments to submit their plans to the college. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, College Planning, Data Analysis
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Simpson, William B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
Three categories of options for colleges dealing with reduced resources are defensive reactions, constructive structuring and flexibility, and long-term new directions. Areas toward which resources need to be redirected, however, include broadening educational options for minority youth and encouraging client-centered and goal-oriented learning.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Financial Problems, Goal Orientation, Higher Education