A national automated telecommunication system, the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) provides academic and other relevant data on migrant children to participating schools upon request. The system was developed in response to the need for providing timely academic and health information to the schools these children enter as they…

This mathematical programing model was developed to provide the State Board of Education with complete information for evaluating decisions about the efficient allocation of vocational education funds to local school districts. The model, based on a supply-demand criterion, was tested on a set of occupational training programs within a given Labor…

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of adult and continuing education and other nontraditional study programs of a public service nature that currently exist within the 560 colleges and university members of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and to develop a new standard for evaluation and accreditation for use as…

Part/Whole percentaging analysis is a simplified method of evaluating alternative policies or decisions with multiple goals measured on different dimensions. The aggregated percentages for each policy may be used to select the best policy, subset of policies, or for budget allocation across policies in proportion to their aggregated percentages.…

An approach to cost analysis that begins in the department, the lowest organizational level, is discussed, using tables designed to outline the distribution of instructional staff resources and academic program characteristics such as enrollment, student characteristics, curricula requiring the course, and staff cost data, by course. (MSE)

This booklet explains the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) for universities in the United Kingdom receiving public funds and outlines how it works. It also includes some facts and figures and sources of further information. The RAE, which operates through a process of peer review by experts, is designed to provide ratings of the quality of…

CAI can pay by choosing a market where a decrease in training time or an increase in student-teacher ratios can be translated into lower over-all costs to the system. This situation obtains when CAI is used for the education and training of professionals, children with learning disabilities and others whose instructional needs cannot be met by the…

Discusses control of management information systems and finds a similarity in management of research and development activity. Part II will appear in AEDS Journal, Volume 4, number 2, December 1970. (JF)

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a mathematical model for measuring decision-making units' efficiency, was applied to resource allocation information in the division of occupational and technical programs at San Antonio (Texas) College. Input-output data were used to analyze existing programs' efficiency and proposed program modifications. (RW)

A budget reduction formula is proposed that relates financial planning to program evaluation, faculty resources, and departmental activity levels. The formula is flexible, can be manipulated to describe each academic unit's intrinsic characteristics, and can redistribute to reflect changing institutional priorities. (Author/MSE)

Focuses on what can be done when a program fails. What are the causes for failure? What elements must be considered in the decision process? What strategies can be employed to recycle resources into more productive activities? What alternatives are available to aid in program repair or rejuvenation? (Author)

Congress has earmarked $440 million for projects involving specific universities for fiscal 1997, a 49% increase from the previous year but far from the $763 million earmarked in fiscal 1993. The funds are not subject to the competitive review typically used for distributing federal money. Critics say absence of review makes the awards a poor…

The usefulness of cluster analysis for comparing programs for the purposes of resource allocation is discussed, based on a study using seven types of cluster analysis to examine key resource and productivity variables in doctoral-granting teacher education programs. (MSE)

In October 1994, legislation established a requirement that Public Health Services (PHS) programs spend at least 0.2% of appropriated funds on program evaluation. Legislative changes are a result of a study of the use of PHS set-aside funds from 1988 through 1992. They are intended to encourage more and better evaluation. (SLD)

The Texas legislature has mandated assessment of research programs in the state that receive separate line-item appropriations. The two-phase process involves institutional self-studies and site visits resulting in a final report with recommendations. The first two cycles of the assessment have indicated that process is more critical than result.…