The University of Quebec's planning process, based on the periodic development of a master plan for its 11 institutions, is outlined, including the plan's main components, its formulation, and its impact on the institution's development. (MSE)

Planning for the future of education calls for consideration of current knowledge, trends, and technological possibilities. This article offers suggestions that may help educators cope and adapt to the high-tech environment. (DF)

Describes the Oklahoma State Department of Education's use of a facilities database in its long-range capital improvement program; includes recommendations for states planning similar computer applications. (MCG)

A formal environmental scanning system designed to identify emerging issues, events, or trends threatening or bringing opportunity to an institution is discussed that uses a committee to systematically collect and analyze data from a variety of sources. (MSE)

Presents the methods and findings of a survey conducted at the University of Arkansas to determine the status of planning at rural community colleges, the types of data used in making planning decisions, and the perceived effectiveness of short-term planning. (AYC)

The Pimentel Report (formally titled "Opportunities in Chemistry") represents an unusually broad and deep consensus in the chemical community about the status of chemistry and areas along the chemical frontier ripe for scientific exploitation. Highlights from the report and an extensive executive summary are provided. (DH)

A university strategic planning approach that allocates resources simultaneously from the top down (administratively) and from the bottom up (based on expressed needs of the schools, colleges, and support units), making adjustments late in the process, is described. (MSE)

Financial exigencies need not traumatize colleges and universities if administrators reassess missions and programs and evaluate all alternatives before beginning long-range planning. Higher education will have to adapt to a changing population, society, and needed skills. (MLW)

Serious but sustained institutional planning can be of help to any institution preparing for the challenges of the next two decades. A planning model at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences is described. (MLW)

Issues forcing higher education to take new approaches to planning include demographic change, new educational demands, manpower planning needs, government involvement in education, and the need for variety and excellence in mass education. Flexibility, continuing innovation, democratization, and a shift in decision-making power will characterize…

The summary of a European meeting on higher education planning outlines participants' responses concerning the new trends and considerations in European higher education, the objectives of planning, new planning approaches, the role of efficiency in planning, and the role of UNESCO and the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) in this…

Nine guidelines are presented to improve teacher recruiting practices in teacher shortage areas. The effort expended in getting good teachers pays off later in reduced supervision and staff improvement needs. (MD)

This bibliography presents a list of resources relating to the Delphi approach and its application in many different arenas. Books, papers, and journal articles in periodicals are included in the listing, which covers the years 1963-1996. (EH)

Strategic planning, which requires careful assessment of future trends and ways of improving current practice, is an essential responsibility for all school managers. The Teacher Training Agency in the United Kingdom has made it a compulsory element of the new National Professional Qualification for the headship. This book sets out broad…

This digest compares long range planning with strategic planning in the community college, focusing on examples of colleges' strategic planning processes and on the future of strategic planning. Long range planning tends to be static, focusing on developing a plan based on what has already happened, while strategic planning emphasizes process over…