This paper is concerned with long term strategic planning in higher education and focuses on Ontario's strategic mandate agreement (SMA) sector planning framework. In 2012, the province initiated its new SMA planning process by requiring all higher education institutions to propose their own strategies for their academic visions, missions, and…

This study examined how the role of digitalization is framed in the strategic development plans of 75 top universities in China. Findings show that digitalization as perceived by these universities features instrumentality (e-campus construction and application) and modernization (sustaining and efficiency innovations in teaching and learning), a…

The strategic planning process requires considerable detail, much of which is covered in traditional literature on strategic planning. Using actual and existing strategic plans as example, we discuss aspects of strategic planning in academic settings that are often not addressed. We present a list of action items that should be considered as part…

Most authorities on educational planning and change recognize that each situation is somewhat unique and that in complex organizations, like universities, a blend of approaches is necessary. Following the premise of the need for universities to approach planning from multiple perspectives, the purpose of this paper is to briefly explore the unique…

The State of Florida has been challenged to keep up with the demand for baccalaureate degree production for more than half a century. Fueled first by veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict, and later by significant and sustained population growth over many decades, Florida's postsecondary infrastructure has struggled to keep pace with…

This guide for individuals or groups charged with designing and implementing a planning process for a college or university begins by describing certain characteristics and components of planning that the planner must understand and by recommending that new planners avoid some actions until they have analyzed the situation and determined what…

This paper, from Mount Hood Community College (MHCC) in Oregon, describes the complex process of preparing an educational master plan. The paper reflects on how this process involved a number of consultants and a very active strategic planning council within the institution. It discusses three approaches to master planning: (1) not preparing a…

Based on the assumption that an institution's sensitivity to societal needs is a function of its sophistication in planning, this report proposes a model for trend monitoring and analysis designed to improve responsiveness to changes in training requirements precipitated by industrial research and development. As background, the report first…

Institutional self-studies of present conditions will aid in planning for the future. (HS)

Three documents are presented that deal with planning for the community college system in Vermont. "Central Vermont Regional Site Planning" discusses the populations to be served, geographic location, program emphasis, and interagency linkages. Goals, operational responsibilities, action steps, evaluation, staff responsibilities, and a…

Argues that objectives-based planning, the most common and most institutionalized approach to college and university planning in the United Kingdom, is inappropriate for complex or large-scale planning. Presents 10 specific criticisms of this approach, and offers problem-based planning--formulating problems and seeking to find the impediments to…

This report examines current trends in long range planning for colleges and universities and projects the broad outlines of American higher education of 1980. Chapters cover evaluation of coordination and long range planning; the structure of state-wide planning and coordination; master plans for higher education; voluntary coordination and long…

This book should be of special interest to community college planners and administrators. It tells them what options are viable in the planning process, and what results to expect from their choices. It provides the philosophical framework for integrating academic, fiscal, and facility planning into campus master planning, and it examines the…

This collection of papers commemorates the 10-year anniversary of Ball State University's designation as a state university of Indiana. The papers discuss: higher education in national perspective, the dimensions and relationship of a statewide system of postsecondary education, and the individual characteristics and aspirations of an institution…

This seminal 1951 report presents the facts about the city of Lethbridge in Canada and the region surrounding it, which are pertinent to the main inquiry, namely, the need for and feasibility of a community college in the locality. The first major section of the report is concerned with the evidence of need for educational opportunity beyond Grade…