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Brinkman, Paul T.; Allen, Richard H. – Association for Institutional Research, 1986
Concepts of costs and cost analysis in higher education are examined, along with how to prepare for a cost study. Specific cost analysis techniques are identified, along with types of data generated and potential problems. In preparing for cost studies, it is important to consider: purpose, types of cost analysis, types of cost, common…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Higher Education
Download full textTaylor, Bryan J. R. – Association for Institutional Research, 1986
A comparative budget analysis approach employed by British universities is discussed. The British funding system analyzes in detail unit costs and marginal costs and undertakes comparative assessments of expenditure patterns and priorities for a group of 95 institutions with similar objectives, in which each has autonomy in resource allocation.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Departments
