Explained briefly are the objectives for the first quinquennium (1979-80 to 1983-84), the planning process, funding new graduate programs, classifying new programs for funding, funding mechanisms, cooperative activities in graduate studies, and the Ontario graduate scholarship program. (MSE)

The booklet explains the selection and use of a system to build career development programs and presents a sample career development program produced by the system. The system provides a framework to build a program and is based on the theory of three levels of learning--perceptual, conceptual, and generalization. The model, or sample system, is…

The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of Oklahoma for higher education programs and services in the years ahead, and to develop a plan for the various segments of the higher education enterprise. This report, together with one on junior colleges, is intended to provide the basis for a statewide master plan during the 1970s. Chapter 1…

To serve the various interests and needs of those in the West Valley Community College District, Mission College is planned as a responsive, humane, and open organization offering diverse programs and excellent services. The learning program will be based on postulates that involve: (1) student-faculty interaction; (2) teaching and community…

The project was designed to develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of a pre-retirement planning program. The project, in its second year of operation, has had 575 participants who attended a seven-week series of programs covering the topics of employment after retirement, estate planning, company fringe benefits, continuing education,…

The System for Trenton's Educational Planning (STEP), a set of procedures for strategic planning, is described. The background to the project and the desired goals which led to STEP are reviewed, and the major components of the annual planning cycle, including assessment, base case planning, policy formulation, project design, simulation of…

In 1965, the Nebraska State legislature recognized the need for a long-range program to establish a statewide system of area comprehensive community colleges. Authorization was given in that year for the creation of multi-county two-year institutions to meet area occupational needs; the bill provided for districts to be formed by a vote of…

The Second Joint Meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education was held in Washington, D.C. on May 1-2, 1970. Attended by representatives of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, the meeting dealt with the Councils' mutual activities and problems. Of particular importance to the assembled group…

The Third Joint Meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education was held in Washington, D.C. on November 6-7, 1970. Attended by representatives of 47 states, the meeting dealt with mutual activities and with legislation affecting vocational education. Special attention during the meeting was focused on proposed manpower…

This document provides background and references for educational programs on cooperatives. Seven major topics are covered: Cooperatives Are Distinctive Business Corporations, Types of Cooperatives (such as agricultural, credit, housing, crafts, health, memorial association, fishing, forestry, recreation, labor, buying clubs, consumer, student, and…

The adult education program planning strategy developed and utilized by the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education proposes that there are three critical parties to the program planning process: representatives of the clientele group, the faculty, and the adult education arm of the educational institution. Their roles are…

Reports that strategic planning is as important to continuing education as it is to business. Discusses planning for continuing education as it relates to modifying programs and markets to reach organizational goals.

Presents the methods and findings of a survey conducted at the University of Arkansas to determine the status of planning at rural community colleges, the types of data used in making planning decisions, and the perceived effectiveness of short-term planning. (AYC)

Serious but sustained institutional planning can be of help to any institution preparing for the challenges of the next two decades. A planning model at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences is described. (MLW)

This guide helps child welfare agencies and their partners craft more family-focused and neighborhood-based service systems. It suggests a framework that agencies can use to assess their current policies and practices and develop plans to integrate Family to Family values, principles, and strategies into existing initiatives and activities. Family…