Uses some of the most thoughtful writers of science fiction as guides to possible future educational needs and developments and offers suggestions as to ways Scotland might adapt and develop its educational system to meet those needs and developments. (CM)

Two years of homework resulted in approved funds for a major computer upgrade in a state institution. Discusses some major questions: academic need for three-campus community colleges, technical instructional needs, how larger computers can aid in the management and operation of the college, and agencies that might be served by new facility. (MLW)

Evidence from four Eastern and three Western European countries suggests that there has been some convergence in the application of manpower and social demand criteria to higher education planning. The theoretical case for and against manpower planning is discussed, and the approaches of specific countries are described. (Author/MLW)

The need to incorporate institutional research directly into the college decision-making process is discussed. The important role that computers and a management information system can play in this liaison for two-year colleges is emphasized. (Author/SF)

Highlights a school district in Adams County, Colorado, that credits much of its success to a management-by-objectives approach and is now adding an authentic zero-base budgeting program. (JM)

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is in the third year of developing and implementing a long-range planning process in response to the decline in the traditional college-age population and scarce resources. Several basic principles that evolved with Stout's planning process are described, and a perspective for considering planning is suggested.…

Describes reorganization at the University of Arizona Library that changed from a vertical organization to a horizontal organization. Highlights include focusing on customer needs; administration and staff organization; strategic long-range planning; decentralized decision making; principles of the learning organization; internal assessment plans;…

Richard Dober, in his fortieth year of campus planning, reflects on his work, the emergence of campus planning as a separate professional activity, and the future issues of college and university planning and design. He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, "green" architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal…

This paper responds to the Institute of Medicine's 1995 report concerning the present status and future needs of dental education in the United States. It stresses that the dental profession does not want dentistry integrated into medicine though it recognizes the need for a closer association, for changes in the accreditation process, and for a…

Discusses contemporary developments in professional education for library and information personnel in the People's Republic of China over the last decade. Trends and directions toward strategic planning and further improvements are discussed. A list of universities and colleges offering library and information science programs is appended. (13…

Discusses how reengineering can be applied to user services in libraries; identifies trends affecting library user services operations; and describes the reengineering effort at Rice University (Texas) where services have been transformed through collaboration between the library and computing services. (AEF)

It is argued that well-conceived college and university mission statements can be useful in setting objectives for planning and for public information dissemination and marketing. The experience of the University of Calgary (Alberta) illustrates a successful process of drafting and reaching agreement on such a document. (MSE)

A response is presented to the "Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Canadian University Education" (Smith Commission Report) and to the reactions it has elicited. Proposed methods of reform are seen as similar to those already implemented, and suggests that changes in the university infrastructure to support good teaching and research…

Future college administrators will be responsible for three things: adaptive change, financial controls and strength, and quality of service. Each involves management of change. Increasingly, leaders will be drawn from industry, the professions, government, editing and publishing, and nonacademic areas of higher education. Superior academic…

Advances in computing hardware and software, voice and electronic communications, electronic mail, and the information highway will affect the work environment for institutional researchers. In addition, as teaching, learning, and administrative processes are reengineered, the traditional analytical skills of these professionals will be useful in…