Reviews literature focusing on the effect of the high divorce rate on the family support system of older adults. Discusses possible short- and long-term effects of the demands and emotional consequences of divorce. Suggests implications for public policy. (Author/JAC)

Discusses the evaluation of library reference service; examines problems with past evaluations, including the lack of long-term planning and a systems perspective; and suggests a method for continuously monitoring and improving reference service using quality improvement tools such as checklists, cause and effect diagrams, Pareto charts, and…

Strategic planning is a process by which the guiding members of an organization envision its future and develop tactics to achieve that future. This paper discusses the nature and purposes of strategic planning in educational organizations, and presents a 10-step generic model to illustrate the basic components of strategic planning. These 10…

This first of two monographs dealing with comprehensive institutional planning is directed at executive officers and institutional planners of two-year colleges interested in initiating or improving their approach to planning. Chapter 1 discusses planning as an essential administration function for the 1980s; such planning must be sensitive to…

The technological-driven future will evolve through the next decades to massively impact elementary and secondary education, starting in the 1980 decade and building toward revolutionizing education in the 1990 decade. The evolving "silicon revolution" is producing a continuing list of new electronic technology poised at the threshold for massive…

Uses some of the most thoughtful writers of science fiction as guides to possible future educational needs and developments and offers suggestions as to ways Scotland might adapt and develop its educational system to meet those needs and developments. (CM)

Provides an overview of China's higher education sector. Discusses challenges, with a particular emphasis on the role played by junior colleges and vocational institutions that award two- or three-year degrees. Gives recommendations for restructuring higher education in China in light of policies and practices in U. S. community colleges. Contains…

The most important issue in curriculum development is deciding what learning experiences will benefit students the most in the future. Such decisions should be guided by studying high school students after graduation to determine how they fare in higher education or work and then decide what curriculum changes are necessary. These changes must…

This monograph addresses issues concerning the future of health care delivery for migrant and seasonal farmworkers formulated by participants at the 1992 Migrant Health and Migrant Clinical Issues Conference. Ten focus groups considered various issues and barriers to service delivery and listed the system characteristics required to implement the…

The current state of and opportunities for basic research related to child and adolescent development are described in this report. The document was prepared as a resource for developing the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's 5-year plan of research for the years 1983-1987. Five broad areas of research are addressed: (1)…

This study of possible futures for vocational education (the second year of a two-year study) is designed to be of help to those who have the responsibility to set directions for vocational education. It is an attempt to isolate and analyze the factors that are likely to influence the field in the 1980s and to suggest the kinds of decisions that…

The increasing complexity of management and planning within institutions of higher education has fostered the development of more sophisticated theories of management in higher education. Such complexity has also encouraged the development of a number of academic planning tools and models to aid administrators in management through access to data…

Provides human resource development (HRD) professionals with an overview of literature on long-term curriculum planning for training in business and industry. Procedures for designing a training curriculum are described, and results are presented from a national survey of training practitioners on the current status of curriculum planning for…

Reviews the historical record of cooperative collection development activities and identifies fundamental problems that have hampered these activities. An argument is made for the need to implement a resource network approach which emphasizes short term need and resources as opposed to long range planning. (20 references) (CLB)

While various paradigms exist for planning in two-year colleges, from master planning to quality circles, three major elements invariably appear in planning activities: strategic or formal planning, operational planning, and effectiveness measures. Strategic planning attempts to systematically assess an institution's relationship with its external…