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ERIC Number: EJ288366
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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The Scanning Process: Getting Started.
Renfro, William L.; Morrison, James L.
New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 39 (Applying Methods and Techniques of Futures Research) v10 n3 p5-20 Sep 1983
Scanning the external environment will become more essential to colleges in the coming decade. Developing an environmental scanning system can identify important emerging issues that may constitute either threats or opportunities. The organizational features of a mature scanning process are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Committees, Data Collection, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Institutional Research, Long Range Planning, Prediction, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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