Publications Received and Noted

The South Australian College of Advanced Education was formed in 1982 from an amalgamation of four Colleges of Advanced Education existing under their own Councils. Management of the new institution with a centralised decision‐making structure was complex. In 1986, it was agreed to develop an Institutional Plan using a process which acknowledged the distinctive characteristics of higher education institutions. Over a period of eighteen months and using a strategic approach, with emphasis on process, a Plan was developed. Involvement of staff at all levels of the institution, the leadership and commitment of senior management, the plan's quality and flexibility, a provision for evaluation of goal achievement and annual review and revision, were highlighted as important. The process was widely welcomed and acknowledged as a successful approach to planning in an institution of higher education.