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Information Systems: False Premises and "All-Purpose Flour"

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Trotter, Bernard; Creet, Mario – Planning for Higher Education, 1978

Information systems in higher education are not effective, it is suggested, because currently only formulators and users are involved with them, when planners and policy makers should also be involved. Ways of meeting needs or anticipated demands for information should be assessed on three criteria: structure, frequency, and accuracy. Implications…

Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, College Planning, Decision Making

Statistics for Policy and Planning in Canadian Higher Education: An Ontario Perspective

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Creet, Mario; Trotter, Bernard – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1978

Data for administrative and financial control are being confused with data needed for policy and planning purposes. Implications for information systems and data collection in Canadian higher education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: College Planning, Data Collection, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries