Research indicates that leaders tend to be remarkably well-balanced people who embody four areas of competency: vision, the ability to communicate that vision, positive self-regard, and the ability to build trust with associates. The process of creating a vision of the future requires an understanding of the opportunities and threats present in…

Elements of strategic planning are discussed in terms of their relevance for occupational education. Introductory remarks focus on the educational implications of the transformation from an industrial society to a technological society based on information. Two facets of strategic planning are discussed next: external assessment, which involves…

Suggesting that technological changes are leading to a transformation from an industrial to an information society, this paper examines the role of strategic planning within this process. First, the paper explains the maturation of community college mission priorities in the post-World War II period. Next, a conceptual framework is presented…

Underscores the importance of strategic planning and management in higher education in the future, emphasizing the need to develop the intellectual capital necessary to implement planning and management systems to tighten the relationship between education and the economy. Discusses selected facts about the economy and the challenges facing…

In the past management information systems (MIS) have focused on data relating to the internal operations of the institution (e.g., registration and space utilization). Recently, however, strategic planning as a means of establishing long-range goals is becoming increasingly dependent upon data external to the institution, such as demographics and…

Technology transfer, that is, the dissemination of the results of research and development to the general community, is discussed in this report in relation to the learning society and the mission of the community college. First, definitions of technology are presented and the rapid pace of technological change worldwide is examined. Then, the…

Literature and model programs are reviewed in an examination of the planning environment for post-secondary technical education in the 1980's. The report first discusses the origins and consequences of four trends affecting vocational education: the growing demand for part-time, adult continuing education; increased demands for accountability; the…

The Snowmass Institute for Advanced Management Studies' workshops on "Achieving Excellence through Strategic Planning" are designed to assist college personnel in developing a strategic approach to planning and managing their department, division, college/school, institution, or system. Participants in the workshop's first track: (1)…

Reviews the strategic elements of an institutional plan: assessment of the external environment, auditing of institutional strengths and weaknesses, and matching of institutional strengths with external opportunities through the process of strategic goal setting. Urges community colleges to take action-oriented, dynamic, purposeful steps to shape…

Major structural changes in society, involving a shift from physical production of material goods to productivity based on the exchange of ideas and knowledge, will necessitate fundamental changes in all of society's institutions, including the educational system. Among the new requirements of the educational system will be the need to plan and…

A planning, management, and evaluation (PME) system is described as it is used by North Central Technical College to identify institutional objectives and assess the degree to which the objectives are being met. After introductory material discussing the need to determine the impact of postsecondary education on the well-being of society as a…

This report examines two models used by North Central Technical College (NCTC) in Ohio to respond to technological and social changes affecting the training requirements of its service area. As a means of illustrating a post-factum, rehabilitative response to such change, Part I of the report describes the development and outcomes of NCTC's…

North Central Technical College's (NCTC's) strategic planning and human resource development model is described in this paper in terms of its role in assisting the college's service area in adapting to new technologies. First, background information is presented on NCTC's planning process with respect to the strategic goal areas of: (1)…

This document contains materials about and products of a practicum devoted to creating and sustaining learning communities in the digital era that was conducted by Nova Southeastern University in Winter 1996. First, human resources development programs are discussed as vehicles for creating high-performance learners, workers, and leaders who are…

Institutions are created to fill societal roles. As society evolved from a primitive to an agricultural and then to an industrial stage, institutions were created to coordinate specialized functions. Education is the institution intended to provide the intellectual capital and the workforce to drive the economy of a society. The United States is…