This paper integrates principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) with those of investment for institutions of higher education. TQM with investment budgeting as one of its critical tools is seen to be essential for effective management in a time of decreasing financial resources. A process for investment budgeting is outlined and explained…

In the face of reduced resources, increased levels of competition, and rapid technological advancement, it is critical that colleges learn how to plan for the future. There are four main phases of effective planning: development, implementation, evaluation of results (audit), and standardization. The Hoshin Planning model, which incorporates these…

This strategic plan for Tennessee's Chattanooga State Technical Community College (CSTCC) presents background information on the college and specific strategies to be implemented between 1994 and 1998. Following a message from the president, the history and purpose of CSTCC is described and vision and values statements are presented. Next,…

This document reports on the design, purpose, implementation, and outcomes of an October 1994 policy forum on the impact of the Goals 2000 program on students with disabilities. Conclusions and recommendations of the forum identified 31 critical activities grouped into six major strategies to ensure the inclusion of students with disabilities in…

This monograph addresses the need for reshaping the college undergraduate curriculum in order to meet the new and compelling issues that have emerged from the criticism and analysis of the past decade. These issues are as follows: (1) how to accommodate diverse races and ethnic traditions and both genders; (2) how to incorporate global…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with 15 other agencies making up the Federal Task Force on Environmental Education, sponsored a national conference to foster and support the goal of environmental literacy for young people and adults in schools and communities. This conference report contains an executive summary of…

This booklet is a collection of stories by people who have facilitated Personal Futures Planning groups. The groups provide an individualized, structured approach to life planning for people with developmental or other disabilities and have been implemented since 1988 in Minnesota. Introductory material describes the process, which starts when a…

This monograph reports the conclusions of seven 6-month projects addressing issues of case management in the field of developmental disabilities in Minnesota. First, the theory supporting case management is reviewed and alternative definitions and guiding principles are offered. Next, the Minnesota rule on case management is detailed, noting…

This document presents fiscal year 2000 budgetary recommendations for the public colleges and universities of the state of Illinois. Specific recommendations are organized as, first, those concerned with institutional support, and second, six broad goals for the first decade of the 21st century: (1) sustaining economic growth; (2) improving…

This paper examines the philosophical approaches to knowledge that have governed education and concludes that a new paradigm is needed for the new millennium. Education is subdivided into a three-level hierarchy, including: (1) the accumulation of factoids as knowledge; (2) the development of knowledge into theories and models for the purpose of…

Many options exist for improving rural school facilities, among which are questions of school closure versus modernization or replacement. This report addresses the question of the future of the community rural school and how communities, school boards, and school executives can approach school improvement problems. It defines and examines various…

This document provides the teacher education faculty with a list of tasks and procedures for adapting and completing a set of 10 standardized figures which should accurately depict the knowledge base of their institution's teacher education program, including its component programs (i.e., general education, professional education, and each…

This guidebook presents information to help school district fiscal policy teams develop a long-range financial planning process. Following an introduction on how to use the guide, section 1 provides a rationale and basic guidelines for establishing a financial planning process, with a focus on defining goals and participant roles. Section 2 offers…

This report presents results of focus groups which addressed critical issues identified by a Tennessee study as creating the greatest barriers to the expansion of quality supported employment for persons with disabilities. After an initial introduction, a section explains the interagency Tennessee Initiative on Employment (TIE) in which 20…

While historically higher education has utilized many different planning paradigms and elements, two concepts (strategic planning and operational planning) can be presented as the major planning concepts into which the various paradigms can be placed. Starting in fall 1991, Seminole Community College developed a planning model which integrated…