FOUR STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING LONG-RANGE GOALS IN EDUCATION ARE OUTLINED, AND RELATED CONSTRAINTS, CONTROLS, AND CONFLICTS ARE EVALUATED. STRATEGY 1, A NATIONAL EDUCATION ACADEMY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR NEW AND CREATIVE LEADERSHIP, WOULD RECRUIT GIFTED PERSONNEL FOR TRAINING IN A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAJOR TRADITIONS OF SOCIETY,…

THE POPULATION GROWTH (1950-60) OF PIMA COUNTY HAS BEEN GREAT, AND TUCSON HAS LED THE NATION WITH A 36.8 PERCENT INCREASE. SERVICE INDUSTRIES, THE GOVERNMENT, AND MINING PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF JOBS. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND 16 PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN TUCSON. RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF BUSINESSES IN THE AREA INDICATE THAT 65…

STUDY OF POPULATION TRENDS, PROJECTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS, AND LOCATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES INDICATE A HIGH PRIORITY NEED FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE BIBB-HOUSTON COUNTY AREA, THE WEST METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA, AND THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. AREAS OF POTENTIAL THOUGH NOT CURRENTLY OF HIGH…

This state plan is a working document in the planning and developing of the Department of Education's guidance program for the present and the immediate future. The plan identifies approaches and activities to help students with their normal but nontheless crucial growing up tasks, as well as with their special problems. It anticipates their needs…

Organized following the format of the International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education at Denver, Colorado (June 1976), this annotated bibliography presents over l60 resumes selected from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Intended as a resource for technical and vocational education planners and practitioners from…

This booklet presents the rationale and processes for ENSIM II, a computer-based long-range enrollment simulation model designed to consider variables not usually addressed in traditional projection techniques. The first ENSIM model was constructed for districts facing extensive residential growth and had as its primary focus the analysis of…

This paper suggests that a first, important, step toward a broadening of the skills of the educational planner is a clear conceptualization of some implications that accompany differing styles of decision-making. It has been suggested that planning traditionally employs a rational decision model that leaves the planner poorly equipped to deal with…

The 1973-74 academic year marked the inception of a formal long-range planning program at Hampton Institute. The year began with the Educational Staff Institute orienting the faculty, staff, students, and alumni to the significance of the long-range planning process and the role that each academic department, division, and support area would be…

The report of a study undertaken for long-range planning and evaluation is in two parts. Part One reviews the institution's academic goals (including an historical overview, statement of educational purpose, and a listing of instructional programs, requirements, and curriculum offerings). Part Two contains five-year projections for curriculum…

This paper suggests a model to integrate three essential thrusts in international education: (1) central concern with the future global society; (2) institutional cooperation across national/cultural boundaries; and (3) integrated planning on campuses, in individual schools, state or provincial systems, or national educational leadership agencies.…

The extent to which state agencies are implementing information systems and analytical methods for budget review are examined. Focus is on 17 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Trends in budget…

Recommendations presented at an international seminar on "The Design of Educational Programmes for the Promotion of Rural Women", held in Tehran, Iran, April, 1975, are presented. (LH)

A model of the national supply of freshmen students is applied to the admissions problems of Ohio Wesleyan University to estimate enrollments, verbal ability of enrolled classes, and financial aid funds needed. The information provided shows admissions planners future implications of fee policy based on past experience. (JT)

A Commuter Assistant program is described which was designed to deal with the problem of commuter estrangement from the university. The program was intended to create a cycle of informed commuters aiding other commuters to solve their problems. (Author/EJT)