Post-Secondary Education Planning in Texas: Techniques for Policy Analysis. Number 8.

The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has established interdisciplinary research on policy problems as the core of its educational program. A major part of this program is the policy research project, in the course of which three faculty members, each from a different profession or discipline, and about 15 graduate students with diverse backgrounds, research a policy issue of concern to an agency of government. This document is a report of one of the policy research projects conducted during 1973-74. Following a brief overview of the postsecondary education organizational environment in Texas (chapter 2), consideration is given (chapter 3) to county-to-institution student flows and their implications for institutional development. Statistical analysis of the Austin-San Antonio region of Texas is provided in chapter 4. Chapter 5 approaches institutional and program development from a regional perspective and examines in detail the intrainstitutional program development procedures and interinstitutional coordination in the Austin-San Antonio region. Areas for future investigation are noted in chapter 4. (Author/KE)