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ERIC Number: EJ372482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Pathways to the Future: Linking Environmental Scanning to Strategic Management.
Mecca, Thomas V.; Morrison, James L.
Community College Review, v15 n4 p35-44 Spr 1988
Describes an ED QUEST (Quick Environmental Scanning Technique) workshop demonstrating the links between an environmental scanning/forecasting process and formulation of institutional strategy. Explains ED QUEST's use in identifying and analyzing critical trends and events, and identifying the nature of the organization; developing alternative scenarios; and selecting strategic options. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Prediction, School Community Relationship, Social Indicators, Trend Analysis, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: ED QUEST; Environmental Scanning; Strategic Planning