University Planning: A Conceptual Challenge

Autor/in	Lindahl, Ronald A.
Titel	University Planning: A Conceptual Challenge
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 21 (2014) 2, S.58-68 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Educational Planning; Strategic Planning; College Planning; Universities; Needs Assessment; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Change; Organizational Change; Decision Making; Tenure; College Faculty; Politics of Education; Governance; School Culture + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsplanung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Studienplanung; University; Universität; Bedarfsermittlung; Bildungsreform; Organisationswandel; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Fakultät; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Education; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Schulkultur; Schulleben
Abstract	Most authorities on educational planning and change recognize that each situation is somewhat unique and that in complex organizations, like universities, a blend of approaches is necessary. Following the premise of the need for universities to approach planning from multiple perspectives, the purpose of this paper is to briefly explore the unique nature of universities and how this helps to define the considerations that must be taken into account when deciding which planning approaches should be used. To accomplish this purpose, two primary frameworks are blended: Birnbaum's classic text on the characteristics of universities and Bolman and Deal's four frames for analyzing organizations (structural, human resource, political, and cultural). Against this backdrop, various approaches to educational planning are examined, e.g., incremental, bounded rational, comprehensive rational, mixed scanning, and developmental, to discern the situations and conditions under which they are appropriate for university planning. The overall conclusion is that due to the complexity of university characteristics and the need to examine the university's needs and conditions through each of the four frames, university planners must be well versed in all approaches in order to select the one(s) most appropriate for a particular planning endeavor. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01