The most important issue in curriculum development is deciding what learning experiences will benefit students the most in the future. Such decisions should be guided by studying high school students after graduation to determine how they fare in higher education or work and then decide what curriculum changes are necessary. These changes must…

This monograph addresses issues concerning the future of health care delivery for migrant and seasonal farmworkers formulated by participants at the 1992 Migrant Health and Migrant Clinical Issues Conference. Ten focus groups considered various issues and barriers to service delivery and listed the system characteristics required to implement the…

This report presents the findings of a visiting team charged with assessing Northeast Missouri State University's progress in 5 years toward goals from a new institutional mission and planning document. In particular the report endorses the 49 undergraduate programs and 9 graduate programs offered at NMSU each of which successfully attained the…

This report by the New York State Comptroller states that the state is currently making decisions regarding higher education based on short-term fiscal and political concerns rather than basing such decisions on long-range strategic plans founded on carefully deliberated policies. Specifically, New York has been without a comprehensive review of…

The six chapters of this volume address issues related to emerging technologies and competition as higher education leaders plan for their institutions' development. A preface identifies common themes of the individual papers, including changes in higher education enabled by or driven by information technology, the authors' shared belief that the…

This report identifies planned activities to be undertaken through the year 2004 to develop postsecondary education in California. Following an executive summary, section 1 of the report identifies recent changes in the environmental context of California postsecondary education in the following areas: elementary and secondary schools, California…

In 1992, a study was conducted to create a framework allowing administrators at the College of DuPage (CD) in Illinois to examine the long-range implications of financial decisions. The CD long-range financial plans consist of the following components: operating funds; construction funds; tax funds; auxiliary enterprise funds; and non-grant…

This Texas state plan presents proposals for provision of services to people with autism. It is noted that less than 25 percent of the estimated 8,500 persons with autism in Texas are currently receiving services. Preliminary sections look at the nature of autism, the numbers of Texans with autism, the responsibilities of the Interagency Council…

This report discusses the statewide recommendations and goals proposed by the Regents of the State University of New York (SUNY) to meet the needs of students and the State of New York over the next 4 years. General goals address improving student access, improving student success, improving academic quality, meeting the needs of the state, and…

This paper discusses the principles of strategic planning and how they can be applied in open and distance learning for greater student success. The model selected for discussion is the Applied Strategic Planning Model which proposes nine important steps for strategic planning: planning to plan, values audit, mission formulation, strategic…

An educational plant survey was conducted of the Florida State University on March 15-19, 1993, to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of the university. This report begins with the statutory foundations for educational plant…

Higher education institutions and systems must change to respond to the demands of a more complex era. Increased demand for education, continuing decreases in available funds to support institutions, rising costs, and questions about the quality of higher education suggest that the current system is inadequate. Much of the shape of higher…

An analysis is provided of a proposal to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges by the Antelope Valley Community College District (AVCCD) to develop an education center in Palmdale to accommodate rapid growth. First, pros and cons are discussed for the following major options: (1) increase utilization and/or expand the…

This report presents six recommendations determined by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to be of highest priority for legislative initiatives or amendments to existing legislation in the 1990 legislative session. A discussion of each issue precedes the formal recommendation. The recommendations address the following areas: (1)…

This study investigated the current and projected needs of 42 school districts in Nassau County, New York, for data processing and educational computer services, current sources of computer services, needed improvements in services, and long-range needs. Analysis of districts' needs for computer services found that the majority of districts needed…