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Strategic Planning in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions
Presenter(s): Maria De Lourdes Machado, CIPES - Fundacao Das Universidades Portuguesas Centros de Investigacao de ; James S. Taylor, University of Aveiro; Robert Wilkinson, Pittsburg State University
Convener: Heather K. Isaacs, University of Delaware

All public and private higher education institutions in Portugal were surveyed regarding their knowledge of and involvement in strategic planning. A critical analysis of the results is provided with comparisons to US planning. Cultural differences and similarities toward the process of planning are noted. Projections on future directions for Portugal and the European Union with respect to strategic planning efforts are offered.


This knowledge resource from SCUP is a concurrent session presented at the Society's thirty-eighth annual, international conference and Expo, SCUP–38, in Miami Beach, FL (USA), in July of 2003.

Audiocassettes and MP3's (on CD's) of these and other SCUP–38 sessions are available for purchase here.

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