Discusses difficulties within higher education management in achieving expected outcomes because of problematic elements in: artificial internal structures, funding formulae, the relative importance of system parameters versus system structure, and the significance of time scales and delays in influencing system behavior. Suggests that university…

Covers general areas of conference organization that must be considered when planning a meeting. Includes time, place, participants, purpose, and food. (JOW)

Discusses details of conference planning, including dates, delegates, budget, purpose, and environment. (JOW)

Looks at the deterrents and benefits involved in running a business. Suggests ways to determine whether a business idea will work. Includes resources for young entrepreneurs. (JOW)

This paper responds to four commentaries on our original paper in this issue. We respond to issues raised under three headings addressing the scale of the task envisaged in the 2001 White Paper "Valuing People," the feasibility and effectiveness of individual planning and how to achieve person-centred action. We conclude that there is substantial…

Attracting quality students in sufficient volume requires schools to do the right things right. Doing right things right is a combination of what they do and how well they do it. Successful enrollment marketing, like all good marketing, depends on consistency of effort and doing enough of the right things in the right way, repeatedly. Here, the…

Today's students--traditional and nontraditional--are more wired (or wireless) than ever before. With computers and wireless devices becoming more affordable and universal, they expect, and even demand, to securely manage their educational experience online--from registering and paying for courses to receiving advice--all the time, from anywhere.…

Local management of schools, parental choice, and accountability were crucial themes of Great Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act. Central government's belief in market forces as the key to sustained systemwide school improvement was further supported by the 1993 Education Act, which increased the variety of school offerings for parental choice by…

Intended to provide background information and preliminary options for the California Community Colleges' Commission on Innovation, this document proposes that approval processes for new facilities be simplified and that restrictions on the lease or purchase of off-campus facilities be eased. Following introductory materials detailing the…

The radical restructuring of Alaska's public higher education system, brought on by Alaska's 1986 economic collapse, is described. It is significant because it is the most dramatic general funding reduction to an entire state public higher education system since World War II. Six sections discuss the following: (1) introduction to the University…

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…

Five college and university board chairs discuss briefly the two most important strategic goals they have set for their institutions, and how they ensure that the board addresses issues and priorities in the context of those goals. Institutions represented include Alma College (Michigan), the Montana University system, Maricopa Community College…

The president has just announced her plans to leave the college within the next year. What is the board going to do? At Wilmington College in Delaware, the board relaxed and continued with its business without missing a beat. That's because a succession plan had been in place for several years, and it was just a matter of deciding the details of…

Matching national needs in the less commonly taught languages (LCTL) with a capacity to fill those needs through language instruction is discussed. The thesis proposed is that an ongoing strategic planning process must be initiated, aimed at insuring instructional capacity to deliver needed LCTL competencies. In particular, this planning process…

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…