New Foundations for Planning Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9009185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Wiseman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 726-744 |
| Publication date | 1979-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.1979.11780008 |
| OpenAlex | W2081294167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
A planning model poses questions, requests informed judgments about the values of critical variables, and calculates the results of these judgments. It enables decisionmakers (planners, policymakers, et al.) to explore systematically a spectrum of institutionally relevant possible worlds that could become actual provided certain decisions are made and events occur. By using an interactive computer system to represent the model, one may obtain quickly and effortlessly what would demand a prohibitive expenditure of time and energy if done manually. During the past fifteen to twenty years, two kinds of models have been realized: the so-called generalized or comprehensive, purportedly suited, after appropriate tailoring, for any organization, and the individualized or home-grown, devised for a particular company, agency, or school. While evidence to support a judgment on the success or failure of individualized models as such is not presently available, empirical studies documenting the experiences of generalized model users lead to one conclusion: generalized models have failed to satisfy the promises of their designers and the hopes of their users. In the field of higher education administration, Paul Plourde in 1976 surveyed 394 schools with access to the most widely used comprehensive systems: RRPM (Resource Requirements Prediction Model), SEARCH (System for Evaluating Alternative Resource Commitments in Higher
Economics · Management science · Mathematics education · Political science · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 1983 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |