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ERIC Number: EJ189245
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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ISSN: ISSN-0194-3081
Reduced Resources and the Academic Program
DeCosmo, Richard
New Directions for Community Colleges, n22 p45-52 Sum 78
Analyzes the concepts of "planning and reallocation" and "pruning and grafting" as approaches to reducing academic costs when reductions are inevitable. The former concept involves long-range planning and organizational analysis of present programs and future goals; the latter focuses on elimination and consolidation of courses in accordance with administrative principles.
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Financial Policy, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Retrenchment, Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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