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Fincher, Cameron – 1984
Different planning methods are discussed, and quality and efficiency as planning objectives are addressed in this paper. The purposes of corporate, governmental, and collegiate planning are distinguised and sequential versus transactional models are explained. It is suggested that collegial planning may be a hybrid of sequential and transactional…
Descriptors: College Planning, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedFincher, Cameron – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1985
Institutional research is a practicing art, whose merits lie in its relevance to and influence on decision and policy making. A more positive attitude toward theory-related research would enhance its future development. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Decision Making, Educational Research
Download full textFincher, Cameron – 1999
This documents consists of two monographs, first published in 1973 and 1975, which examine the purpose and functions of institutional policy in dealing with the problems and issues affecting higher education. Their focus is conceptual, and the discussion looks to the philosophical, historical, and sociocultural underpinnings of institutional…
Descriptors: Administration, Agenda Setting, Decision Making, Governance
