The statewide higher education enrollment projections presented in this document are advanced as planning guidelines based on the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's best estimate of future trends and conditions. Tables presented offer information concerning (1) projected college enrollments (resident degree credit) to 1982 for…

To enable California higher education to realize its major purpose of responding to the learning needs of California citizens and society, the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education finds the following objectives critical for planning in the next decade: (1) academic freedom and responsibility; (2) equal and universal…

Over the past several decades colleges and universities have been experiencing vastly increasing enrollments that have caused institutions to expand programs and facilities to accommodate great numbers of students. Such expansion requires careful planning on the part of higher education administrators and accurate prediction as to the actual…

A revision of an earlier rough draft entitled "Local School and System-Wide Planning," this report outlines the planning process. Flow charts and a narrative description of a Central Office and Local School Planning Cycle are provided. This cycle consists of the following steps: (1) superintendent's statement on the implementation of…

This document contains a brief on operating grants for the purpose of communicating system estimates of future university operating needs in Ontario universities to the Committee on University Affairs. Section II traces briefly the major financial developments of the past decade and the third section contains some impressions on the impacts of the…

The Commission on the Future of Wellesley College was established because of problems created out of changes in social and educational patterns that have come with the second half of the 20th Century. In the fall of 1969 the Commission discussed 5 possible directions for the future of the institution as a whole: (1) to continue with the present…

Higher education has expanded to the point where the supply of educated manpower far outnumbers the demand. In answer to this problem, several task forces, committees and commissions have been appointed to examine the problems, issues and trends in higher education and to make recommendations that could serve the formulation of more meaningful…

Over 35 educational innovations--instructional, organizational, and financial--that have been proposed for American elementary and secondary schools in recent years are briefly reviewed. Innovations are listed in alphabetical order, described, and, where possible, evaluated. A few significant titles are provided for those who wish to explore a…

For the past decade private as well as public higher education institutions have been facing a financial crunch that has caused many institutions to close their doors. Five major factors have contributed to the economic crisis in higher education: (1) the decline of public confidence in higher education; (2) a change in the public and private…

The relationship between high schools and colleges during the 20th century has been at best a weak one. College professors and high school teachers belong to separate professional organizations, and rarely do conferences involve both types of educators together. Thus, a communication gap exists that has at its base a problem that students are…

New York University is in deep financial trouble as are other higher education institutions in the country. This was evident in 1969 when federal funds were cut, operating expenses were inflated, and student enrollment declined. In February of 1972 the president of the University appointed a task force to study the problems and alternatives of the…

This document deals with the concept of productivity within the university community. The principal findings is that productivity in its usual formulation (the ratio of output to input) is becoming less useful and less meaningful as an indicator of university performance. Such a condition has come about because the university in America and…

Today health care in the U.S. is facing a shortage of personnel that has never been surpassed. All states must begin to resolve for themselves the problems that are occurring and will occur within the next decade. This document presents the results of a study made in the state of Ohio to determine the present needs of medical manpower in the…

With the converging concerns regarding institutional financing, public accountability, and the development of more effective techniques for planning and managing of postsecondary educational institutions and systems, the need for serious, practical consideration of the state of the art in new planning and management techniques in postsecondary…

The purposes of this manual are to set forth the scope and procedures for the maintenance and operation of the University of California facilities Data System (FDX) and to serve as a reference document for users of the system. FDX is an information system providing planning and management data about the existing physical plant. That is, it…