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Kemper, Peter – Gerontologist, 2003
This article provides a framework for understanding how long-term care (LTC) research contributes to policy, develops a typology of research contributions to policy with examples of each type, and suggests ways to ensure that contributions continue in the future. The article draws on in-depth interviews with LTC experts working at the interface…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Public Policy, Models, Long Range Planning
Sale, June Solnit – 1989
In this paper, a statement of concern about short-term thinking by child care professionals is followed by a discussion of long-term planning for the future of day care. It is argued that day care policy should be made by those who best understand the strengths and weaknesses of the profession: providers and parents. Providers and parents should…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Family Day Care
Broome, Benjamin J.; And Others – 1989
A case study is presented that used the methods of Generic Design Science to conduct strategic planning for the Department of Communication at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Applied in the context of an academic environment, the methods yielded a comprehensive management and planning design for focusing administration and faculty…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Planning, Departments, Higher Education
Mecca, Thomas V.; Morrison, James L. – 1988
ED QUEST (Quick Environmental Scanning Techniques) is a strategic planning process designed to identify emerging trends, issues, and events which portend threats or opportunities for colleges and universities, analyze their probable impact on the institution, and facilitate the development of appropriate institutional strategies. A workshop was…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Trends
Ryan, T. A. – 1979
This generalized planning model is designed to assist administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective and efficient correctional programs for women offenders. As a guide to the planning process, the model focuses on the following topics: (1) statement of the rationale for specialized programs for women…
Descriptors: Administrators, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Criminals

Morrison, James L. – Planning for Higher Education, 1987
The major benefit of an environmental scanning/forecasting system is in providing critical information for strategic planning. Such a system allows the institution to detect social, technological, economic, and political trends and potential events. The environmental scanning database developed by United Way of America is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Colleges, Databases

Redinbaugh, L. D.; Redinbaugh, D. F. – Educational Record, 1983
Thirteen steps to implement Theory Z management, a model for positive administrative change, are identified. Theory Z has the principal objective of "developing the ability of the organization to coordinate people, not technology, to achieve productivity" and focuses on long-range staff development and consensus decision-making. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Environment

Vogel, Douglas R.; Wetherbe, James C. – Planning and Changing, 1984
Describes the characteristics and application of a methodology for developing a strategic, long-range organizational information plan that will permit coordination of information subsystems within a university's computerized information system. The University of Minnesota's application of such a methodology provides illustrative examples. (PGD)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Long Range Planning
McHenry, W. E.; Achilles, C. M. – 2002
This report examines school district planning models in South Carolina. It focuses on three questions: (1) Of those school districts conducting some type of systematic planning, how many are producing strategic plans? Long-range plans? Accountability reports? (2) In those same districts, how many are preparing adequate program-management…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Goal Orientation

Barenbaum, Lester; Ricci, Raymond – College and University, 1982
An enrollment projection model designed and implemented at LaSalle College had five phases: establishing clear goals, model construction, model implementation, model estimation and validation, and using the forecast. The history of LaSalle's model and the elements in decision making are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Planning, Enrollment Projections, Higher Education

Kotler, Philip; Murphy, Patrick E. – Journal of Higher Education, 1981
The framework necessary for achieving a strategic planning posture in higher education is outlined. The most important benefit of strategic planning for higher education decision makers is that it forces them to undertake a more market-oriented and systematic approach to long- range planning. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, College Role, Higher Education

Grindlay, Andrew – Planning for Higher Education, 1980
Planning is defined, and ways to plan and reasons for university planning are reviewed. A 10-step bottom-up planning process is outlined. It is suggested that planning aids communication between faculty and administrators, provides warning of problems, and improves allocation of resources. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Planning, Decision Making, Higher Education

Fawson, E. Curtis; VanUitert, D. Dean – TechTrends, 1990
Discusses the integration of technology into college and university classrooms and presents models for five levels of classroom design with increasing levels of technology, leading to a technology enhanced learning environment (TELE). A classroom modification at Brigham Young University to incorporate technology is described, and the need for…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Facilities Planning, Futures (of Society)

Mahon, Michael J.; Goatcher, Sandra – Mental Retardation, 1999
A study assessed the efficacy of a leisure education-based later-life planning model for 10 older adults with mental retardation. Results indicated that the planning-process group had significantly higher life and leisure satisfaction after the planning process than those who did not participate in the planning process. (Contains extensive…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Leisure Education, Life Satisfaction, Long Range Planning
Sharma, Raj; And Others – 1996
This paper describes resource allocation in Australian universities including the broader context of national restructuring and a case study of one university's attempt to restructure resource allocation within the university. The 1987 restructuring of the Australian system from a binary system to a unified national system and the associated…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Finance, Financial Policy, Foreign Countries