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Nelson, Gwen – North Central Association Quarterly, 1978
Outlines guidelines used at Cowley County Community College (Kansas) in the planning process, which should be participative, systematic, action-oriented, simple, and flexible. The planning model is organized into five parts: mission setting, trends and projects, needs and resources, goals and objectives, and plan of action. (MB)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Georgakakos, John H. – 1989
This literature review considers definitions of strategic planning as well as historical and operational aspects of its use at community colleges. First, a number of definitions of strategic planning are presented, indicating that, compared to long-range planning, strategic planning is more action-oriented and more concerned with issues, the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Leeson, Marjorie – 1978
In 1975, Delta College began a project to prepare a set of institutional goals and a mission statement for consideration and adoption by the college Senate and Board of Trustees, and to identify those goals that should take priority over the following five years. All areas of the college were represented on the goal development committee, and to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Harvey, L. James – 1976
This document explains and clarifies the management by objectives (MBO) concept in order to give institutions in the Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP) help in understanding and using the concept. MBO is defined as an administrative system whereby an administrator and his subordinates identify areas of responsibility in which a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Guides, College Administration, College Role

Alfred, Richard L. – 1975
The creative management of change in a time of economic contraction requires planning reforms. Organizing for effective planning requires a total conceptual framework beginning with a stated mission and ending with a systematic approach to operations. Goals should be based on a market analysis of community educational needs and its translation…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Decision Making, Educational Development