Strategies for reallocation of resources that were used by five public colleges are discussed. Attention is directed to the efforts of institutions that are under severe political, economic, and time pressure. At each of the following schools that were visited, meetings were held with key administrators, faculty members, and students: the…

It has been two years since the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) published its Standards for Program Evaluation. The standards have influenced professional activities, such as panel discussions, and have been useful in training evaluators. However, the question arises as to whether the standards have been consulted by practicing evaluators or…

This report was written by the General Accounting Office (GAO) in response to a request by Senator John Melcher that the GAO provide information about prescription drugs as they relate to the needs of the elderly. The information in the report is based on results of an ongoing GAO study of catastrophic illness insurance and is derived from…

In response to a request from the chairman of the Congressional Select Committee on Aging, the General Accounting Office (GAO) investigated the potential effects of legislative proposals to provide catastrophic coverage to Medicare beneficiaries on beneficiaries' out-of-pocket health care expenses. The GAO reviewed GAO and other reports to…

As budgets and enrollments shrink in colleges and universities throughout the country, percentages of tenured faculty have been limited to stretch financial resources. An alternative approach for financial flexibility is presented. (Editor/PG)

Reviews the steps some districts have taken to minimize the impact of increased costs and reduced budgets on the educational programs of the districts. (IRT)

This report describes a study which examined the economic conditions under which artists function and the processes artists use to get work exhibited. The interaction of these two factors and their relationship to exhibition and sales success were also studied. Two techniques were used to collect data. The first was a series of group discussions…

THE PANEL WAS ASKED TO STUDY NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ON NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO CONCERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE PANEL CONCERNED (1) THE FUTURE GROWTH CURVE OF…

Higher education is facing unprecedented challenge and change in the form of 3 major crises: the "quantitative crisis" of rapid growth induced by a new commitment to universal higher education, the fiscal crisis brought about by greatly increased demands for state and local revenues to support higher education, and the "qualitative…

Volumes 1-4 of the GSLP Loan Estimation Model present the historical and legislative background of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, give an analysis of the data base used to develop the GSLP Loan Estimation Model, and discuss the development and operation of the model. Volume 1 provides a brief description of the legislative authority for the…

A ten week adult education class in Family Money Management was conducted in the local high school facilities by two high school teachers utilizing outside resource personnel. The objectives of the program were: (1) to develop an awareness of the financial problems and decisions to the family value system; (2) to enable interested adults to gain…

This paper presents a methodology for the analysis of the effects of changes in the cost of higher education to the student. It considers first the importance of the cost in higher education in determining whether or not a potential, qualified student will actually enroll. Methods are then illustrated for estimating the student's ability to pay…

Although American higher education now has the opportunity to make significant contributions to the national welfare, the rapid expansion of colleges and universities and the exhaustion of state tax potential have produced a critical situation in public higher education. Massive increases in enrollments at both the undergraduate and graduate…

Literature seldom alludes to the topic of appropriate expenditures for guidance services. A study was conducted of 404 of the 405 Ohio public school districts that participated in the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958, Title V-A program for reimbursement for guidance and counseling during the 1965-1966 academic year. Data was available…