Article describes a study based on Mager's ideas to determine the actual skills needed to turn an apprentice medical laboratory technician into a pro". Differences between real-life objectives and amorphous academic goals" are stressed. Curriculum changes and self-administered examinations, taken at student's discretion, would increase…

Successful furniture purchasing depends on knowing not only the institution's needs but also the effect of the market on purchasing. (Editor)

A summary to compare the sources of income, expenditures and patterns of financing medical students in 1964 and 1968. (Editor)

A review of lawsuits arguing that the disparity in assessed valuation of property between school districts results in lower per pupil funds in poor school districts thus violating the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The report also considers objections to and criticisms of the premises of these law suit. (JF)

Program cost allocation as a routine accounting procedure at all medical schools would provide valuable information for planning. (Editor)

Inflation has affected school construction through cost increases, defeated bond issues, fewer buildings and additions, and steep interest rates. Explains how dwindling construction money is being spent. (KJ)

To explore the diversity in special education revenue-expenditure relationships, the financial statuses of six Minnesota school districts were compared to determine the ratio of state, local, and federal revenues to districts' expenditures for mandated programs. (JW)

Results of a study of third grade reading and mathematics scores in 1,021 New York State public elementary schools show that variations in school spending and educational resources, peer group influences, and community socioeconomic characteristics do affect average student achievement. (Author/RW)

Research indicates that the effect of expenditures per pupil on earnings is smaller than that estimated by previous researchers. However, there has been a substantial improvement for Blacks in the last decade, while the returns to the investment in the quality of education of White males have remained unchanged. (CT/Author)

The rising cost of medical care is seen in large part due to hospital costs, which many planners feel need to be curbed to bring the health care system under control. An Association of American Medical Colleges' survey of medical schools regarding cost containment educational activities is described. (Author/MLW)

Summarizes the steps taken to document the racially-related resource disparities in the Los Angeles school system. Schools were classified by racial/ethnic mix, per pupil spending levels were related to the mix, and the distribution of teacher resources was examined. (IRT)

Results of research to estimate net investment in education in the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1971 are reported. Statistical tables include total expenditure, maintenance, and net investment; net investment in education in relation to other investments and total output; and average costs per pupil at 1960/61 prices. (KC)