The Future-Based Assessment/Intervention Transition Model is an individualized approach to educational planning for students with disabilities. The model involves developing a plan around short-term and long-term goals that will prepare students to meet demands in school and in future adult environments. (JDD)

Discussion of technology transfer planning in both developed and developing nations focuses on the selection of a cadre, i.e., a group of trainees who will then train others. Topics discussed include goals and objectives; change strategies; strategic plans; and cadre selection, including experience, education, communication skills, and interest in…

Ten keys to strengthening advancement efforts in small colleges include clarifying institutional mission; knowing and articulating your market position; maintaining a long-term focus; staying aware of global trends; establishing total institutional commitment; allocating adequate resources; promoting leadership; building a selectively…

Describes how a realistic, down-to-earth approach is succeeding in bringing technology into a Delaware school district. A written plan featuring some strategic language, a concrete way to find funding for purchases and programs, and providing "change workshops" for personnel were key elements. Preliminary steps, the plan, and some of the…

By the 21st century, there will be 5 new challenges for health education. Shifts in demographics, conceptions of family, and levels of activism will demand new thinking. Health educators must provide powerful leadership to pave the way. Approaches based on a new perception of health education are presented. (SM)

The evolution of a Total Quality Management approach at Aston University (England) is chronicled, especially as it relates to changes in British higher education and the university in the 1980s. Focus is on the organizational context of the institution, steps taken to become informed about quality management, and refinement of objectives. (MSE)

Despite expansion in participation, Austrian higher education remains somewhat elitist. However, concepts of efficiency, strategic planning, deregulation, and performance evaluation are creating pressure for policy change. Inadequate admissions policies, overcrowding, and high dropout rates need to be addressed. (Author/MSE)

This issue is devoted to examining current and possible future trends in library technical services. Highlights include professional and nonprofessional staffing; library automation; bibliographic utilities; cataloging; shared online catalogs; Serials of Illinois Libraries Online (SILO), a union list program; long-range planning; and optical…

Investigates the effects of participatory management techniques advocated by the Public Library Association through a study of long-range planning at four public libraries that focused on staff members' views of the planning process, types and levels of staff participation, and attitudes about the effectiveness and consequences of the planning…

Asserts that a renewed commitment to scholarship should be made a top priority of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Defines and presents the benefits of scholarship for the system. Identifies some of the roles to be played by the chancellor, the college presidents and administrators, the faculty, and VCCS's new publication, Inquiry.…

Begins with an investigation of teacher availability for public schools in the United States. Examines the impact of an impending teacher shortage on Catholic schools. Describes some current programmatic initiatives that address resourcing needs in these institutions. Considers other ways in which the Catholic community can more creatively…

Provides an overview of China's higher education sector. Discusses challenges, with a particular emphasis on the role played by junior colleges and vocational institutions that award two- or three-year degrees. Gives recommendations for restructuring higher education in China in light of policies and practices in U. S. community colleges. Contains…

This study investigated the relationship between the Future Temporal Orientation (FTO) and academic performance of African American high school students. We hypothesized that the relationship between FTO and academic performance would be mediated by students' perceptions of the usefulness of an education and their valuing of academic work and that…

Purpose: This paper describes a set of recommendations that will aid universities planning to create sustainability education programs. These recommendations are not specific to curriculum or programs but are instead recommendations for academic institutions considering a shift towards "sustainability education" in the broadest sense.…

As economic conditions worsen and enrollments surge, community colleges make two basic moves. They increase class size, add more sections, hire more part-time instructors, boost tuition, and create more parking spaces to accommodate more students. Then they slash spending by cutting things before people--travel, staff development funds, equipment…