The importance of human and political factors in college planning is emphasized by a veteran faculty member and administrator. Three examples are cited, based on experiences at California State University-Northridge; West Virginia University, and the community surrounding the College of the Virgin Islands. One "real world" factor that…

Intended particularly to help educators meet the requirements of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, this handbook on long-range planning was also designed to be used by anyone needing to relate student needs to information gathered through planning and needs assessment activities. The first chapter describes the intent of…

Designed as a forum for research and discussion of issues relevant to community college researchers and planners, this journal issue begins with Kathryne Baratta-Wilders' discussion of the role of institutional research in the community college and her suggestions of ways for improving its status within an institution. Next, C. Nelson Grote…

This is the second of two volumes of source documents commissioned by the National Science Foundation in preparing the second 5-Year Outlook on Science and Technology for transmission to the Congress. This volume consists of the views of individuals selected by the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the American Association for…

The 1990 Plan is a comprehensive planning guide for the local governments of the City of Eugene, City of Springfield and Lane County, Oregon. The Metro Area General Plan is of significance and concern to the school districts of Eugene, Bethel and Springfield. A conflict of authority is created by mandating that control of major public investments…

The current period of enrollment decline offers school districts an ideal opportunity for program and facility reevaluation and long-range planning. Any long-range plan should evaluate current programs in light of statutory and educational trends, estimate existing facilities' ability to accommodate change, determine the community's potential…

This report examines the impact of changes in the vocational education environment that are likely to be important to policymakers over the next fifteen years. It contains forecasts of a number of trends that will be of significance to vocational educators, an analysis of the policy implications of those trends in the education environments, and…

This report on occupational planning for youth is divided into two parts. The first part examines the present situation in counseling and guidance and identifies the problems that persist. The second part discusses a futuristic planning effort of national scope that will by required by the potential reindustrialization of the United States. Also…

The experience of the North Texas State University journalism department in undertaking a process for planning and budgeting is described. General observations on university planning and budgeting are followed by the considerations that are relevant in planning for journalism education. University and department level planning for the 1980-84…

Employees (N=685) of SUNY at Buffalo, about equally divided among faculty, non-teaching professional and Civil Service workers, were questioned concerning planning for retirement. As campared to male respondents, higher percentages of females in all occupations indicated that they had taken more steps to prepare for retirement, and rated 12 of 19…

The National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities was established as part of an effort to effectively administer federal programs for equity in educational opportunity. Its charter requires the examination of all approaches to higher education for Black Americans and the needs of historically Black…

A course at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago provides students with an understanding of the administrative responsibilities inherent in academic management positions. A practicum, thesis project, and seminars cover such topics as legislative trends and effects of health care institutions, manpower planning and recruitment,…

Two hundred college and university vice presidents of finance were questioned about the evaluation processes currently used by their institutions in making resource allocation decisions. A strong parallel with hospital budgeting was found, with prestige maximization subject to some overall budget constraint. A longer range approach to academic…

Emphasizes agriculture's economic importance and lists the top 10 states according to 4 possible criteria for determining economic dependence on agriculture: number of food and fiber system jobs, number of farmworkers, proportion of food and fiber system jobs, and proportion of farmworkers to total food and fiber system jobs. (JHZ)

Reviews the literature on enrollment management in private and public institutions. Offers a case study of enrollment management processes and structures at Orange Coast College in California, including an evaluation of the success of the college's efforts. (DMM)