Research findings point up the need by vocational educators for better ways to apply labor market information in doing program planning and evaluation. This report describes a procedure that state and local education agencies can use to develop a long-range program plan for vocational education, and special emphasis is given to the many ways in…

The long-range program presented in this document results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program…

This long range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), P.L. 98-480 and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes mandated by…

This document contains a description of the activities, concerns, findings, and recommendations of the Idaho Industrial Arts Futuring Committee. It will serve as the foundation upon which subsequent revision of the state's industrial arts programs, to be renamed Industrial Technology Education (ITE), can be built. Section I on philosophy and…

This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…

This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…

The result of a "Futures" planning project undertaken by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (BGCCC), this report presents discussions of important future trends and their implications for California's community colleges; the community college capability to meet changing educational needs; and possible policy…

A discussion, among several economists, is presented on the major changes in the international economy that have consequences for national, regional, and local economies, as well as implications for institutional planning and policy making. (MLW)

Enrollments, the competition for space, and the cooperation in the use of space in future campus planning activities are discussed. Campuses will only begin to think about cohesion or cooperation, it is suggested, if they can be responsive to three problems: enrollment declines, energy conservation, and economic difficulties. (MLW)

The history of higher education's attitudes toward and involvement in real estate is chronicled, and the University of Virginia's recent confrontation of these issues is explained. The university's planning process included employing a consulting firm that recommended policy and regional cooperative efforts. Results to date are described. (MSE)

Discusses planning strategies for the use of educational technologies and distance learning programs. Topics include the National Information Infrastructure; planning for educational change, including planning models and examples, long-term versus strategic planning, systems planning, incrementalism, and outcome-based education; and developing a…

Much of the current crisis in education has its roots in an inability of colleges to get beyond a "now-oriented" approach to problems within the educational system. It is time for the educational focus to be directed toward anticipating alternative futures since the application of selected perspectives and procedures drawn from the field of…

The successful application of communication or educational technology in developing nations is dependent upon a favorable mix of planning factors and the more predominant contextual factors of local settings. Planning strategies should be adopted to search for those contexts that promise the best results from a rationally planned application of…

Distinguishing between long-range and strategic planning is key to governing boards guiding their institution's future. Strategic planning is defined as the framework that guides the choices that determine the nature and direction of an organization. The trustees' role is described. (MLW)

Focuses on Alvin Toffler's "electronic cottage" concept as a way of helping counselors become aware of futuristic thinking patterns, changing work roles and patterns in society, and techniques for preparing students for these changes. (Author/ABB)