Forecasting and Managing Enrollment and Revenue: An Overview of Current Trends, Issues, and Methods: New Directions for Institutional Research (J-B IR Single Issue Institutional Research) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787998508 ISBN 13: 9780787998509

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1997

Synopsis

The new realities faced by institutions of higher education indicate a need for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the demographic and economic uncertainties faced by these institutions. No longer will laissez-faire approaches to planning be adequate. This volume provides an overview of the contextual, practical, and technical aspects of enrollment and revenue forecasting and management. The major areas covered are the demographic, economic, and financial trAnds affecting enrollment and revenue management and forecasting in higher education; practical examples and issues in enrollment and revenue management and forecasting (for both public and private institutions); current methods and techniques of enrollment and revenue forecasting in higher education; and an evaluation of lessons learned in these areas. This is the 93rd issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Institutional Research.

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About the Author

DANIEL T. LAYZELL is senior associate with MGT of America, Inc., a higher education consulting firm in Tallahassee, Florida. He was previously (until March 1997) director of policy analysis and research for the University of Wisconsin System.

From the Back Cover

The new realities faced by institutions of higher education indicate a need for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the demographic and economic uncertainties faced by these institutions. No longer will laissez–faire approaches to planning be adequate. This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research provides an overview of the contextual, practical, and technical aspects of enrollment and revenue forecasting and management. The major areas covered are the demographic, economic, and financial trends affecting enrollment and revenue management and forecasting in higher education; practical examples and issues in enrollment and revenue management and forecasting (for both public and private institutions); current methods and techniques of enrollment and revenue forecasting in higher education; and an evaluation of "lessons learned" in these areas. This is the 93rd issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Institutional Research. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

From the Inside Flap

The new realities faced by institutions of higher education indicate a need for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the demographic and economic uncertainties faced by these institutions. No longer will laissez–faire approaches to planning be adequate. This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research provides an overview of the contextual, practical, and technical aspects of enrollment and revenue forecasting and management. The major areas covered are the demographic, economic, and financial trAnds affecting enrollment and revenue management and forecasting in higher education; practical examples and issues in enrollment and revenue management and forecasting (for both public and private institutions); current methods and techniques of enrollment and revenue forecasting in higher education; and an evaluation of "lessons learned" in these areas. This is the 93rd issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Institutional Research. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787998508
• ISBN 13: 9780787998509
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: Layzell Daniel T.