Describes the use of one model to guide the long-range planning process of the Department of Residential Life, within the Division of Student Affairs and Services, at the University of Connecticut. Suggestions derived from the use of the model over a three-year planning cycle are presented for other housing officers to consider. (NB)

Argues that industrial teacher educators have moved away from the traditional commitment to long-term goals and increasingly rely on short-term extrinsic rewards without long-term vision and commitment. (CH)

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)

The benefits of prototyping as a basis for system design include better specifications, earlier discovery of omissions and extensions, and the likelihood of salvaging much of the effort expended on the prototype. Risks and methods of prototyping during rapid systems development are also noted. (Author/MLW)

Nine specific projects that could be implemented now to apply future studies more directly to major areas of public concern and government policy are described. The first project deals with procedures, two with basic research, and the remainder address major problem areas of either national or global public concern. (Author/RM)

This fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to summarize information for parents of a child with mental retardation on planning for guardianship. Questions and answers address the following topics: what guardianship is; deciding whether a son or daughter needs guardianship; different types of guardianship (guardian of the person or property,…

This Texas higher education plan outlines the goals of closing the gaps in higher education participation and success, in educational excellence, and in funded research over the next 15 years. Major goals include the following: (1) closing the gaps in participation rates across Texas to add 500,000 more students; (2) increasing by 50 percent the…

Multiple scenario analysis addresses the dilemma of strategic planners who must have some understanding of the future while recognizing the inadequacy of predicting it. By adopting this approach, planners can consider a wide range of possible developments. (MLW)

Focuses on consumers' knowledge and opinions concerning the funeral industry. Questionnaires showed university faculty and staff (N=293) rejected the status quo. Almost 9 out of 10 of the respondents were quite unprepared for their own funerals. Relationships existed between knowledge scores and the age, education, and sex of respondents.…

Describes the National Council on the Aging (NCOA)-Industry Consortium Retirement Planning Program, which consists of eight modules corresponding to eight major areas of retirement planning: life-style planning, financial planning, new careers, leisure time, health, interpersonal relationships, living arrangements, and community services. (SK)

Two areas of concern for strategic planning are outlined: general education, and fragmentation in society with a goal of unity within diversity for the preservation and renewal of democratic institutions. It is speculated that both these areas will probably be included in 21st century thinking in higher education. (Author/GK)

In order to provide flexibility in mid-range financial planning in higher education institutions, a predictive modular decision-making model is prepared. Simple computational procedure and a small external information requirement will enable small institutions to utilize the model. (Author/MLW)

Describes the process which was used at Emporia State University in the development of a five-year plan. Included are a discussion of the factors and conditions which instigated the planning, the process used, faculty involvement, and the components which were included in each department's plan. (Author/SJL)

Examines the perspectives and dimensions of social change and community development in rural United States. Argues that the causes of poverty must be reconceptualized, and emphasis placed on long-range institutionalized programs of community services, training, and citizen participation. (SK)

Focuses on the relationship between educational research and practice as described by three former presidents of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Perspectives cover the need for the reflective practitioner, for the AERA to reach out and reassess its purpose, and for a climate to develop that allows for practice and research to…