The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) "Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-09" (the "Plan") provides an agenda for achieving advancements in applied rehabilitation research that will benefit people with disabilities in the United States. This executive summary describes the purposes and…

Long-term influences of educational development initiatives for novice faculty members are seldom studied in a systematic way. In this exploratory study the long-term individual and institutional impact of a novice faculty training programme at the University of Antwerp (Belgium) was evaluated, using a written survey with open questions. The…

In preparation for its Five-Year Plan for the years 2008 through 2012, the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services has reviewed a variety of information resources, including studies, publications, surveys and stakeholder meetings, to assist in understanding the state, its people, its future and the potential role of libraries. This…

Successful school district management, this book says, depends on including needs assessment in the planning process. Part 1 discusses the advantages of using needs assessment in management. Relevant terms are discussed in part 2, while part 3 examines specific steps towards utilizing a needs assessment process. Part 4 discusses the six steps to…

Members of the American Society of Landscape Architects shape open spaces on the campuses of Georgetown University, District of Columbia; the University of Missouri; Auraria Higher Education Center, Colorado; and the University of Michigan. (MLF)

Presents a summary of the general thrust and specific recommendations made to the Executive Council of the American College Personnel Association by its Long-Range Planning Committee. (Author)

Successful planning for the future should include projections of desired goals and consideration of how those goals might be affected by changes in world conditions (retrojective planning). Fifteen scenarios depict alternative futures for Indiana University and suggest what retrojective planning can contribute to considerations of the long-range…

Lists the ways in which those against planning and change impede progress and productivity. (Author/JM)

Future-oriented planning is necessary if schools are to succeed in upgrading contemporary education. (Author/LD)

Proposes using spider charts to connect long-range, midrange, and near-term educational planning phases. The process involves determining which long-term programs should, can, and must be accomplished; determining required courses, faculty, facilities, and time frames; and preparing yearly and long-range budget and resource acquisitions estimates.…

Examines 19 troublesome variables in the cohort-survival method of calculating future grade-by-grade school enrollment. Each variable is viewed as capable of confounding the accuracy of the most carefully calculated forecast of future school enrollment, but once found and corrected, enhances forecasting accuracy. (GR)

The college financial aid system imposes an implicit asset tax that is prevalent and substantial. Facing this tax, rational families should reduce their total assets and shelter assets in protected categories. I find that the tax induces a 7-12% reduction in total assets, a result in line with the literature. Furthermore, I find evidence that…

The present paper reviews literature on older youth in foster care with a focus on those older youths in residential. We aim to examine what has been written in the scholarly literature about this specific group. Literature was reviewed from the last decade on the problems these youths face and potential solutions for them in the program…

This study investigated the transition experiences of youth with special health care needs (YSHCN). Fifty-five YSHCN completed a phone survey, which asked about their educational and vocational goals, current health care (e.g., access to adult care providers, health insurance, medications), life experiences (exercise, doing chores, cooking, types…

This article reports the findings of a survey examining the social and psychological characteristics of future specialists of agriculture who were enrolled as students in Tuva State University. The study was carried out by the Tuva State Institute for Cadre Retraining and Upgrading of Qualifications under the Government of the Republic of Tuva.…