Establishing an Environmental Scanning/Forecasting System to Augment College and University Planning.

Morrison, James L.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Establishing an Environmental Scanning/Forecasting System to Augment College and University Planning.

Morrison, James L.

Planning for Higher Education, v15 n1 p7-22 1986-87

The major benefit of an environmental scanning/forecasting system is in providing critical information for strategic planning. Such a system allows the institution to detect social, technological, economic, and political trends and potential events. The environmental scanning database developed by United Way of America is described. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Colleges, Databases, Environmental Influences, Higher Education, Long Range Planning, Models, Objectives, Prediction, Program Development, Universities

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