This discussion of planning for individuals with autism using a life-span perspective considers stages and transitions across life, noting the special difficulty these individuals have with transitions; changing perspectives on disability in the United States; and characteristics of comprehensive life-span programs (sophisticated diagnoses, strong…

This study examined the plans for transition from parental care made by parents of 62 older adults with mental retardation and found that few parents had made comprehensive plans but most had nominated someone to take over responsibility for the person with mental retardation. These key person succession plans were an effective form of planning.…

Seminars on financial, estate, and leisure planning for retirement were attended by 34 adults. Measures of formal seminar participation and informal gathering of retirement information over time indicated that leisure planning had a stronger impact on expectations than financial planning. Informal, longer-term planning had a significant impact on…

Describes five possible institutional "futures," derived from a participatory action research process at a large urban research university in Canada, reflecting the range of thinking regarding the role of universities. The contrasting missions are: confederation of faculties, learner centered, regionally responsive, research dominant, and thematic…

Discusses why it is not wise to address the need for short-term space with the least expensive portable classrooms available. Explains that the problem is not that minimum specification trailers deteriorate rapidly with poor maintenance, but that perceived short-term requirements often turn out to be long-term. Asserts that portable classrooms…

Describes core practices of planning for the future that can be employed by college union staffs: assessing one's outlook, environmental scanning, scenarios planning, broadening perspectives, searching for opportunities, and continuously innovating. (EV)

This paper describes how various formal planning approaches were developed and applied at Pennsylvania State University. Phases (horizontal reduction, vertical reallocation, strategic planning, and strategic management) are identified as are principles including planning for change on the margins and continuity, providing for feedback, and…

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Contends a full discussion of strategic philosophy for the development of a suitable paradigm for counseling center functioning in the coming decade of important changes is missing. (ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Claims the role of a college counseling center is to help the community at large understand what is happening with students and their problems, concerns, and developmental tasks. (ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Discusses importance of effective leadership and management to meet the challenges outlined. (Author/ABL)

Reviews Stone and Archer's article "College and University Counseling Centers in the 1990s: Challenges and Limits." Criticizes the article for not being future-oriented enough. (ABL)

Robert G. Cope's report on strategic planning models and techniques among higher education institutions is reviewed and found to shed light on the concept and processes of strategic planning. (MSE)

The role of two agricultural research administrators at two campuses of the University of Maryland system--College Park and Eastern Shore--in strategizing and implementing a process for interinstitutional planning and coordination in one major research program is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Offers a tongue-in-cheek analysis of the usefulness and pitfalls of long-range planning. Suggests ironically that the process of planning is more important than the product; that planning saves time, fosters meaning rather than rhetoric, clarifies lines of responsibility, minimizes organizational power struggles, and enhances leadership qualities.…

A discussion of planning for college and university centennial celebrations, or other milestone anniversaries, looks at reasons for creating a major event; objectives of early planning sessions; considerations in event design; scope and budget; use of consultants; appointment of an archivist; individual event planning; and fitting events to the…