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Peer reviewedJennings, Linda W.; Young, Dean M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1988
Increasing demands for accurate forecasts in such areas as student enrollment, energy expenditures, and facility capacity are placing new demands on the institutional researcher. A variety of forecasting models and methods are available, all to be used with caution in long-range forecasting. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Planning, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Long Range Planning
Download full textMorrison, James L.; And Others – 1984
The use of futures research to improve a college's ability to deal with changes brought about by social, economic, political, and technological developments is discussed, with attention to new planning strategies and forecasting methods. While traditional long-range planning tracks and forecasts the institution's internal development, strategic…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Planning, Delphi Technique, Educational Policy
Tierney, Michael L. – 1979
Projections of the number of 18-year-olds in each Pennsylvania county through 1994 are presented. The projections are further disaggregated by the student attributes of sex and race. The projections are based on historical migration rates, natality rates, and mortality rates. The projection procedure assumes that the survival and migration rates…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Birth Rate, College Attendance, College Bound Students
