As governing boards have become more sophisticated and polished in their oversight of colleges and universities, they have also become more intentional in the way they organize themselves to meet their missions. Some boards have evolved entirely new structures. Even within the parameters of fairly traditional constructs, many boards have made…

This paper suggests that, before a new occupational program is offered in a community college, an advisory committee be formed to help set standards for equipment and the instructional program. The management device known as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), would be useful both for the establishment of this advisory committee and…

An educational planning model and instructional approach to prepare school administrators for the role of strategic planners are described. The model, ED QUEST, integrates future research techniques and divergent thinking modes into a participatory group process that provides visions of alternative futures. Primary activities in the process…