Using personal computer spreadsheet software, standard corporate financial analysis can help university research administrators communicate the value of research and development to sponsors and other stakeholders; balance projects, technologies, or categories of research; and continually assess the value of investing in ongoing projects. It also…

Describes the development of quantity surveying as a third level discipline and the role of professional bodies in determining its cultural orientation. The article examines the conflict between professional standards and market forces and concludes that the contract on offer to surveying students commits them to a monocultural world view. (33…

In the Spring 1995 "JLE" issue, Meredith and Underwood say conflict (over shrinking resources) is inevitable between regular and special education. This article disagrees. Even if special education costs were escalating as a percentage of all education costs, changes in funding systems are making educator wars less likely. In many…

Examines the necessity, availability, and feasibility of collecting and analyzing data on human and fiscal resources at the school level, based on the author's studies of Chapter 1 programs and New Jersey's school finance reform. Explores answerable questions; necessary data; collection challenges involving revenues and expenditures, staff,…

David L. Boren, former governor and Senator, has become the most powerful president in the University of Oklahoma's history. Boren wants to give the university the feel of a small private college. His stature gives him flexibility to act decisively and quickly. However, some faculty feel his priorities are wrong and others feel he's moving too…

In a series of personal reminiscences, the author provides insight into issues involved in funding and fund-raising at various institutions with which she has had associations (HRC University of Texas (Austin), Rosenbach Museum and Library (Philadelphia), American Antiquarian Society). Introduces a panel at the Fleur Cowles "Fleur"…

In Alabama, scholarship money has been allocated to a historically black university to recruit white students, but little has been done to recruit minority faculty at mostly white institutions. A community college that feels it could enhance black university enrollments has had its enrollment and evening scheduling restricted. (MSE)

Threatened with closure or reduction to community college status due to severe retrenchment, the University of the District of Columbia is working hard to repair morale, raise funds, and regroup to open with more strength in the fall. The university's interim president feels the institution would have had a better chance if its administration had…

Offers a framework for thinking about ethical principles through the use of codes of ethics. Examines the ethical issues of restructuring and discusses specific ethical dilemmas. Specifically outlines ethics related to resources allocation and management, and details critical points in restructuring. Argues that ethical guidelines help shape…

Reviews the struggle by British Muslim communities to receive funding for their schools, discussing the development of Britain's education along denominational lines, the establishment of Muslim schools, and attempts to receive public funding. Examines issues emerging from the decision to award funding (e.g., construction of identity, concept of…

Assesses the equity of distribution of student class time across the curriculum among public secondary schools in New York State. Analyzes the relationship between these course-taking patterns and the capacity of high school programs to meet state curricular mandates. Presents a "new" conceptualization of school capacity and system…

A study involving 201 managers of speech and language therapy (SLT) services in England examined the use of Standards Fund money for SLT. Results indicate limited improvement in funding for SLT, however, the sum reaching SLT is 2.4 million pounds, which represents one-quarter of the target figure of 10 million. (Contains 9 references.) (Author/CR)

A survey of academic and administrative staff involved in budgeting in four small-to-medium Ontario universities gathered information on budgeting attitudes as they relate to content, context, process, environmental outcomes, and personal factors. Differences between administrators and faculty were also investigated. (MSE)

The capacity of funding formulas to distribute adequate state funds to public colleges and universities equitably has been often debated, prompted by demands for economy, wise resource usage, and accountability. Between 1984 and 1988, the number of states using funding formulas decreased from 34 to 32. Change is inevitable. Includes 17 footnotes.…

Five principal products of an integrated academic, fiscal, and facility planning process are discussed: an academic plan, a physical development plan, institutional priorities, a capital budget, and an operating budget. Criteria for successful implementation of a planning process that integrates these five plans are offered. (Author/MLW)