These essays reflect experiences during a series of visits paid to schools in eight Canadian provinces during the fall and winter 1975-76. The object of these visits was to explore the nature of the recent changes in students and in the formal institution of education. What is argued is that both morality and rationality require that the primary…

Scenarios depicting both positive and negative alternative futures were prepared to serve as a source of ideas in this study of ways to achieve better schools for less money. Included are (1) a disaster scenario based on piecemeal, reactive solutions; (2) a scenario based on applications of "big media"; (3) a scenario based on individualized…

Documents pertaining to the planning of vocational education programs and services for special populations are provided in this annotated bibliography. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author within each of seven sections: (1) planning approaches, (2) policy development, (3) needs assessment, (4) formulation of goals and objectives, (5)…

This report concludes a series of interim reports presenting findings from over 35 research projects on compensatory education programs. It completes the analysis of the study areas of funds allocation, service delivery, student development, and program administration, and provides both follow-up findings and additional information on Title I…

This paper outlines the design and use of two linear models as decision-making tools in a school district. The problem to be solved was the allocation of resources for both clerical and custodial personnel. A solution was desired that could be quantified and documented and objectively serve the needs of the district. A clerical support model was…

In September 1977, a questionnaire was distributed to the members of the National Council of State Directors of Community and Junior Colleges to determine how and to what extent the various states fund their two-year colleges and how the colleges must account for fund utilization to their funding source. Reponses were received from 29 states:…

The relationship between departmental activities and the need for nonacademic staff and operating funds was analyzed using regression analysis. Support costs were broken into task categories and related to certain basic variables describing the composition and activity of the unit (e.g., number of staff and teaching load). The results were linked…

Accountability in education in Australia is considered, including some of the causes for the present concern for accountability of tertiary institutions and strategies that might improve the situation. Different views on the role of educational institutions, ambiguities associated with the notion of public accountability, and current difficulties…

THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATION AS AN ECONOMIC GOOD ARE EXAMINED. THE LITERATURE ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF EDUCATION, THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, AND THE MATHEMATICAL MODELS PROPOSED FOR THIS PURPOSE ARE ANALYZED. THESE APPROACHES ARE SYNTHESIZED TO OBTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE ESTIMATE OF THE DEMAND FOR EDUCATION. THE…

A guide to cost studies in higher education is presented, with emphasis directed to the response of a four-year public institution to an externally mandated cost study. Cost studies are usually requested to guide budget allocations, either from an internal campus need or from outside pressures. Although much effort has been expended by various…

Utilizing published data for the school years 1974-75 through 1978-79, this study seeks to outline an approach for identifying and measuring the impact on schools of changes in resource levels, to investigate effects of recent changes in resource levels in New York City public high schools, and to examine the implications of the findings for New…

An analysis of the general trends in nationwide educational planning in third-world countries shows that most educational plans to date have largely been limited to simple forecasting. Political and social factors that affect decisions on educational expansion have not been incorporated sufficiently into such forecasts. There continues to be a…

Findings are presented of a study begun in 1976 whose purpose was to examine the current and prospective application of management accounting in colleges and universities. The information was obtained through interviews, mail questionnaires and a literature search. The field study and mail survey were designed to serve as the fact-finding devices…

Two options for enrollment management taken from an earlier study at Western Washington University are examined to determine the effects of various enrollment levels. The two scenarios are presented along with a description of various policies that could be used to meet enrollment goals. The methodology and enrollment projection model used to…

Decisions concerning large-scale energy development projects near small communities or in predominantly rural areas are usually complex, requiring cooperation of all levels of government, as well as the general public and the private sector. It is unrealistic to expect the typical small community to develop capabilities to independently evaluate a…