Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's (CCC&TI's) long-range plan contains a description of the planning process and quantified objectives for the school for 1982 through 1990. Following information on the history, purpose, location, and accreditation of CCC&TI, the report explains the long-range planning process used at the school,…

In recent years, rural sociology has been the subject of sociological inquiries. Many of these have been highly critical, raising questions about the ontological nature of the discipline. This paper extends the tradition, providing a brief historical analysis of rural sociology's roots as both theoretical and applied and critiquing current rural…

To ensure that school systems are prepared for the future, their boards must provide for both internal and external conditions through careful assessment and planning processes. Strategic planning consists of setting long-term goals, determining the best means of attaining them, and relating the chosen course to operating plans. This type of…

Prepared as the South Carolina long range program outline required by PL 95-123, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this statement of objectives, policies, and programs undertaken in South Carolina for the improvement of library service is the third supplement to the South Carolina Program for Library Development, 1978-1983.…

Prepared as a resource for developing a 5-year plan of research for the years 1983-1987 by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, this report reviews current knowledge in three areas of perinatal medicine: pregnancy, birth, and the infant. Within each of these three general areas, several subtopics are discussed. These…

As a part of the York University's academic planning process, the library staff prepared a list of possible alternatives for 26 library functions to be used as a basis for the development of a three to five year planning guide. Compiled over a period of two months, these represent a range from pie-in-the-sky to bare-boned or eliminated operations.…

This document outlines a plan which was formulated in 1975 and revised in 1981, for the development and provision of library services to those American Indians who reside in the state of Wisconsin. The origin and background of the plan are reviewed, as well as its goals with respect to cultural sensitivity, Indian participation, library staffing,…

This document focuses on the issues involved when changes in school district staff size are planned and revises the 1977 document, "Reduction in Force." Because local Oregon school districts have statutory and constitutional authority to reduce force and lay off staff, they need to develop plans for such actions when procedures are not…

Dramatic shifts in national demographic trends, changes in public expectations of the educational system, recommendations by prestigious study groups for significant educational reform, and fluctuations in rates of economic growth and social change have invalidated planning techniques suitable to a stable educational environment. Planners using a…

The college planning processes at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) are described as they were initiated and have developed over the past two years. After acknowledging the biases of this case study, the paper explains how formal planning at the college grew from a need to coordinate staff projections for program and facility needs into a…

A computer simulation model for graduate education long-range planning is presented, and the national, state, and institutional forces acting on graduate education are examined. The model was designed to show the causal relationships between three major interdependent academic program elements within a large public university: undergraduate…

This publication provides an overview of long-range planning and then provides a partially-programmed text to help school administrators conduct long-range planning for staff development. Section 1 presents a rationale for long-range planning, defines it, and provides an overview of the issues affecting it. This section discusses selecting the…

This adult education long-range staff development plan proposes a cooperative network to have impact on a minimum of 600 practitioners each year it is in full operation. In the first year, three elements will be put into operation. First, a staff development collaborative consisting of representatives of key agencies and groups to initiate,…

This list of citations covers three broad areas: (1) redefining librarianship: organizations, people, and technology; (2) continuing education for librarians; and (3) librarians and libraries in the 1980's: the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS) and beyond. The last is divided into three main sections devoted to…

School districts must analyze demographic data carefully if they hope to deal effectively with changing enrollment patterns. Sources of relevant data include local planning boards, utility companies, government records of vital statistics, carefully conducted school censuses, and municipal records of housing construction and property transfers.…