Intended to provide assistance to non-technical end-users in evaluating the applicability of microcomputer-based systems to their needs and in choosing appropriate systems, this document recommends first identifying requirements and then identifying and evaluating alternative sources for application software, system software and hardware, and…

The League of Schools is a staff development consortium currently consisting of 11 Southeastern Idaho School districts and the College of Education at Idaho State University (ISU). The primary purposes of the League are to provide a structure and process for systematically identifying with specificity school district personnel training needs and…

This report focuses on the issue of how constraints of the school environment and teachers' beliefs about teaching influence classroom performance. Case studies of three teachers in two schools (one in a rural, the other in an urban district) are presented. Objective characteristics of the school settings (e.g., patterns of material and physical…

This paper defines, develops, and displays a mathematical modeling formulation for exploring decisions available to the higher educational administrator in evaluating discrete educational program budgets (instructional, service, and administrative) for possible future funding alternatives. Complex budget reduction strategies can be…

Cites examples of how resources are drained from education, how the planning process encourages social isolation, and how the priorities for the society virtually eliminate resources needed to change the conditions of children from poverty subcultures. (Author/JM)

A regression analysis of per pupil current expenditures across public elementary schools in Hawaii indicates that Hawaii's system of full State funding of its schools has not completely eliminated a positive correlation between expenditures and family income. This correlation is the result of a direct relation between teacher salary expenditures…

Many of the problems facing Hispanos stem from inadequate representation in the economic, social, and governmental processes of American society. The LULAC National Scholarship Fund for Americans of Spanish Origin (LNSF) was established in 1975 as a means of weakening the poverty cycle which has inhibited full participation by Hispanics in…

The Compensatory Education Demonstration Projects are a three-year study of the effects of changes in ESEA Title I fund allocation at the intra-district level. Thirteen Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are cooperating in this research. During 1975-76 these school districts conducted their Title I programs under current federal Title I guidelines.…

Formula budgeting procedures used in several states for allocating resources to public institutions of higher education are reviewed and criteria to be considered in developing a formula budget for public institutions in Pennsylvania is recommeded in this report. Section 1 summarizes the history of formula budgeting in Pennsylvania. Section 2…

This report deals with the allocation of resources within classrooms and homes. It is based on the assumption that learning occurs through a set of processes that require the utilization of human and material resources. It is assumed that the study of resource allocation at the micro level will help provide an understanding of the effect on…

When resources are plentiful most enterprises flourish, including higher education, and the need for making difficult management decisions is not so pressing. In the late 1960's and early 1970's competing priorities for available resources, demographic forecasts of sharply declining enrollments among traditional college age populations, and public…

This article describes a consortium for special education in North Carolina. The purpose of the consortium is to ascertain special education needs and identify and allocate resources to meet those needs. (HMD)

This analysis looks at the effects of changes in school district size on the district budget. Specifically, budgetary changes reflecting the relative emphasis on instruction are analyzed. Proportional budget allocations are used to represent the relative investment of resources in functions or activities of school districts. Resource allocation…

In response to the customary practice of administrators and faculty designing undergraduate programs only in terms of content and sequence, this book encourages presidents, deans, department heads, curriculum specialists, and faculty to take a broader perspective on program planning. Specifically, it advocates consideration of (1) how time and…

The National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Project (NPDDP) delivers school-based preventive dental care to approximately 14,000 children in ten United States cities. The program, begun in 1976, is to be conducted over a six and one-half year period. The costing definitions and allocation rules to be used in the project are the principal…