Examines constraints on innovation in teaching and learning in higher education, and institutional mechanisms for trying to promote such innovation. Factors such as teaching climate, resource allocation and consultancy support are considered. (Editor/PG)

The long-term concerns of colleges and universities have been shifting in recent years. Emphasis is increasingly being placed on the exploitation of all higher education resources through regional or State coordination. Explores the implications of the new priorities in higher education. (Author)

The causes of the world's food shortage are enumerated and explained. Possible solutions to the shortage are described with emphasis placed upon the moral decision of the affluent countries to take more responsibility in decreasing their consumption of food and energy. (DE)

Education should be made the prime function of schools and the enormous task of establishing new directions and new traditions that will make this possible should be started. Suggested are master teachers, clustering of grade levels, and changing the role of the principal from administrator to coordinator. (Author/DN)

A method using estimates of individual time allocations was developed to produce a profile of departmental functioning as a whole. Previous research suggested that staff estimates were a reasonably accurate and economical method for obtaining estimates of time. Each staff member estimated the percentage of his or her time spent on different tasks…

The predominant pattern for administering governmental programs is through multiorganizational networks. Relying on a theory of resource mobilization and an analysis of allocation processes within the public sector, this paper argues that individual units within multiorganizational networks are increasingly beyond the traditional control…

Describes a methodology for allocating limited research funds to individual research proposals through the use of a goal-programming approach. Presents an example using hypothetical data, which illustrates the use of the model, particularly its sensitivity to different priority weighting schemes. (Author/JG)

For the remainder of the 20th century university libraries will face decreasing funds, a change in priorities from ownership to access, and an increasing focus of resource allocation on personnel. (Author/PF)

This article focuses on the environmental benefits of recycling mainly iron and steel, as well as the current status of such recycling processes. It also examines some of the economic constraints working against recycling, and offers suggestions for correcting the problem. (Author/MA)

Allocative formulas are preferred alternatives for distributing the book budget among departmental funds. Economic efficiency via cost-effectiveness analysis is suggested as potentially useful for within fund acquisition of library-resource units. (Author)

Main article on a special topic: "The Means-Ends Problem of Education in the Humanities. See AA 502 149 and AA 502 150 for response articles.

The Task Force on Resource Allocation for Program Evaluation was established by Division H of the American Educational Research Association at the 1978 Annual Meeting in Toronto. This paper presents the recommendations of the Task Force concerning the allocation of resources for program evaluation. Program evaluation is needed to provide…

It is often suggested that measuring local fiscal ability by full valuation of property per public school pupil is inaccurate and inequitable. One substitute measure proposed is district income per pupil or a combination of district income and property value per pupil. However, using this measure would result in a rise in the aid ratios in only…

This guide to zero base budgeting (ZBB) offers information intended to be useful to those implementing this system in schools. Beginning with an explanation of zero base budgeting, the paper then enumerates the advantages of such a system. Zero base budgeting design is then explained as well as the assumptions that underlie the system. Suggested…

This paper, one of three related documents, explains a model for school finance in Michigan. First, it analyzes where school districts get their money and how they spend it. Next, it details a financial model that identifies the factors related to staff adequacy levels, estimates the strength of those factors, offers ideas for the components of a…