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Bolda, Phillip J.; Mack, Bruce A. – 1983
The financial viability of private colleges was assessed by examining the relationship of expenditures to endowment to voluntary support (nongovernment gifts and grants). A sample of 284 private coeducational colleges was drawn from the Council for Financial Aid to Education's (CFAE) annual survey of voluntary support (1976-1977 to 1980-1981). The…
Descriptors: Alumni, Educational Finance, Endowment Funds, Enrollment Trends
Reeder, Richard J. – 1985
Some local governments in nonmetro areas--especially those in the rural West and in very rural areas--experienced high levels of fiscal stress in the mid-seventies that were associated with high and rising local taxes. These local governments may be forced to cut back their rural development activities in the eighties. Fiscal pressures on local…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Fiscal Capacity, Local Government, Low Income
Birch, Derek W.; Cuthbert, R. E. – 1979
A discussion is presented of the process of resource allocation and the use of performance indicators in public sector higher education in Britain. First, background is presented on the method of providing resources to institutions of advanced further education (AFE) and non-advanced further education (NAFE) on the basis of pooled recurrent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, Continuing Education, Educational Quality
Fuhrman, Susan H. – New Jersey School Leader, 1974
From all existing evidence, there is no inevitability about the relationship between centralized fiscal responsibility and decentralized decisionmaking. He who pays the piper does not necessarily call the tune. (Author)
Descriptors: Centralization, Decentralization, Educational Change, Educational Finance
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Brossman, Sidney W. – Community College Review, 1974
Author pointed out a few facts describing the financial conditions and problems under which the state's community colleges are operating. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Projections
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1978
This report on the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) identifies several problems concerning the act and its administration. It has been found that some program funds have been used for general educational rather than desegregation assistance because the administration allowed funding of school districts with planned desegregation efforts which were…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Signori, Edro I.; And Others – 1977
Research data elicited among subjects aged 14-40, on their attitudes toward the elderly (age 65 and over) indicates that older persons are viewed neutrally on many traits, better than average on some, and stereotypically on others. While they are viewed as weaker, poorer, and less powerful, they are also seen as having greater humanity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Education, Financial Problems
Molen, Janis – 1977
The Sunseed Repertory Collective, a touring theatre company, was formed to deal seriously with contemporary--often controversial--social and political issues. The group uses unconventional production techniques, plays in a variety of settings to a wide range of audiences, charges no admission (relying on donations after performances), and prefers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Drama, Dramatics, Financial Problems
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Wireman, Billy O. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1975
The era of educational expansion is now past. Educators must cut back their programs, but at the same time not ignore severely pressing educational issues. (PB)
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Education, Educational Finance, Educational Problems
Weaver, John C. – NUEA Spectator, 1975
The article briefly enumerates the major trends in higher education, specifically in adult education. The author discusses the insufficient research in university extension, the innovative aspects of university extension, financial problems of universities, and the need for the coordination of teaching staff and for the systematic analysis of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Lewis, Jack L. – 1978
Five Ohio school districts, both large and small, participated in a year-long needs assessment study, following activities specified in the Ohio Needs Assessment Guidelines. Following interviews with the needs assessment coordinator at each district, researchers summarized problem areas related to each of 15 activities corresponding to the eight…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems
Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, Newton. – 1978
The handbook details legal options in providing for decisionmaking regarding mentally retarded persons. Defined are trusts and representative payee situations. Considered in detail are aspects of guardianship and conservatorship, including legal standards, effects on daily livinq, financial issues, and liability. A final section provides technical…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Financial Problems, Financial Services
Adams, E. Kathleen – 1980
The present research addresses three critical aspects of the municipal overburden question. Geographical differences in costs of providing public services are reflected by an index of input prices. The essential nature of noneducation services is measured by need-related characteristics of the school districts. Finally, the link between these…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems, Municipalities
CRITCHFIELD, JACK B. – 1967
THE PROBLEMS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH LONG-TERM LOANS TO STUDENTS (ESPECIALLY NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOANS) ARE IDENTIFIED AND ANALYZED. MAJOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE--(1) THE ACCUMULATION OF A LARGE DEBT OFTEN UNJUSTLY INFLUENCES A STUDENT'S DECISION REGARDING GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, (2) REPAYMENT OF A DEBT BY AN ALUMNUS OFTEN SUBSTITUTES…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, Educational Finance, Family Income
Silver, Jane H. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to trace the development of the Southern Baptist junior colleges from 1927 to 1977. During this period a total of 35 junior colleges were in operation at some time. However in 1977 there were only seven Baptist colleges in six states; of these only one was among the 27 Southern Baptist junior colleges that were…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Role, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment
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