This book of readings combines the results of a body of research on the funding and financing of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. Funding arrangements, or how money is distributed, are described in the first section of this book and includes chapters on allocation of funding by state training authorities, the effects of market…

Florida benefits from a unique private-public partnership that encourages the 11 state universities to establish endowments for academic initiatives. The basic premise is to provide donors with an incentive in the form of matching state grants, thereby increasing the value of the donation. Since 1979, the state universities have used the matching…

This document presents the underlying data on which allocations of funds by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) were based in 2002-2003. The report is a retrospective look at the teaching funds and student numbers in the 2001-2002 academic year. It gives details of the student full-time equivalents (FTEs) in each price group,…

This publication reports on the changes in federal and non-federal support for academic research and development (R&D) over the past three decades. The report describes major funding sources for overall academic research and development and sources of support by the science and engineering field. (YDS)

This manual is a guide to funding resources for assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities in Illinois. Part 1 is an introduction that describes general funding sources and agencies and details nine steps in developing a funding strategy. Part 2 is a directory to 43 specific funding sources. Each listing includes information on…

When the public well runs dry give the private one a try. (Editor)

Five aspects of financing information centers are discussed: source of funds (public or private), profit-making ability, tax revenues versus fee sources, fee calculation, and forms of tariff structures. (4 references) (SJ)

The author suggests that it is wrong to attempt to equate the responsibilities of a cooperative vocational teacher-coordinator with those of a regular classroom teacher. He lists the competencies of an effective teacher-coordinator and the guidelines for establishing cooperative programs through school, local, state, and federal levels. (KP)

An interagency survey discussing federal support for academic research, including who gets how much and from what sources. Relative priorities among subdisciplines, their growth rates, and available manpower are also included. (DF)

Many benefits that the profession is getting may end with the reduction of grant support. Review of current duplication of services needed. (DF)

The 5,500,000 alumni of independent colleges and universities who never donate could save private education. (Editor)

The conclusion is presented that, the (Federal) government's professed interest in research at universities and colleges and in the welfare of the institutions themselves is accompanied by fiscal policies for sponsored research that act to the detriment of these interests." (Author/AL)