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Bolte, William – 1978
Public library use and librarians' knowledge of access to government documents were assessed through a survey of 108 participating public libraries in Kentucky in preparation for a one-day workshop providing instruction in government documents. Response rate was 43 percent. Community needs were determined by classification of the particular…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Knowledge Level, Librarians
Broomall, Lawrence W.; And Others – 1978
Economics of scale for public colleges and universities in Virginia and 22 major public universities were determined by regression analysis. The institutions were analyzed in terms of the number of full-time equivalent students and costs. Results indicate that economies of scale are not necessarily a function of the type and size of a university.…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Higher Education
Bowen, Howard R. – 1977
The growth of higher educational expenditures attributable to new social demands is considered. The main objective is to identify the sources of these costs, to estimate their amount, and to judge their impact on higher education. Colleges and universities, like many other types of organizations, are subject to social pressures and governmental…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cost Estimates, Educational Finance, Educational Responsibility
Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1979
The desire to create an effective cost of education index (CEI) arises from a desire to achieve greater equity in state and federal school funding mechanisms. Before such a measure is useful, however, much more thought must be given to the specification of factors differentially affecting demand and supply. Consensus regarding classification of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cost Indexes, Costs, Educational Opportunities
PDF pending restorationChristenson, James A.; Taylor, Gregory S. – 1979
Citizen perception of public service quality was examined to determine its relationship to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the community, variations in service expenditures, and quantitative service performance measures. The Bureau of the Census, state agencies, and a mail survey of residents in all 100 North Carolina counties…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Satisfaction, Community Services, Demography
Kansas Association of School Librarians, Wichita. – 1980
Designed to assist school administrators, boards of education, and school media specialists in establishing, maintaining, and evaluating library media programs, this guide provides recommendations for program development, staff development, and acquiring resources essential for quality education. Goals and characteristics of both district and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Expenditures
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1967
THE PLAN INCLUDES SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALS TO QUALIFY CALIFORNIA FOR TITLE II FUNDS AND SERVE AS A POLICY GUIDE FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS. IT PROVIDES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CIVIC, VOCATIONAL, LITERACY, HEALTH, HOMEMAKING, TECHNICAL, AND GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS. SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Expenditures
FRIEDMAN, BURTON DEAN; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE RESULT OF A PROJECT TO CONCEIVE AND ESTABLISH AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL, PERSONNEL, AND PROGRAM ACCOUNTING OF STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES' TOTAL INTERNAL OPERATION. SUCH SYSTEMS ARE DEEMED NECESSARY NOW THAT THE AGENCIES' OPERATIONS ARE STRONGLY AFFECTED BY FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FUNDS AND ARE THUS A MATTER OF NATIONWIDE…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administration, Budgets, Charts
Ward, James Gordon – 1981
This report provides statistical data on twenty large city school districts for the 1978-79 school year. Information is presented on the following topics: (1) pupil membership; (2) number of full time classroom teachers; (3) pupil teacher ratios; (4) administrative staff; (5) classroom teacher salaries; (6) expenditures per pupil; (7) revenue per…
Descriptors: Administrators, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Ferguson, Teresa L. – 1980
In order to discern the manner and determinants of instructional grouping both within and across classrooms of varying characteristics, this investigation employs a "multi level" approach. Specifically, an attempt was made to answer the following questions: How do the expenditure levels of school districts and the economic backgrounds…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Expenditure per Student
Weinberg, Meyer – Research Review of Equal Education, 1980
This article discusses inequalities in the distribution of educational resources, with emphasis placed on inequalities within school districts. In the first section, racially-based inequalities within school districts are traced from the post Civil War period to the 1960s. Examples of unequal expenditures for black students given in this section…
Descriptors: Blacks, Court Litigation, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Allen, Richard H. – 1980
A companion document to the three-volume "Higher Education Finance Manual," which is intended to guide those completing the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education, is presented. While it is based on the data required for 1978-79, the guide can provide guidance in…
Descriptors: Accounting, Compliance (Legal), Educational Finance, Expenditures
McLure, William P. – 1978
This report examines comparative data on fiscal need factors critical in equitably financing public education and on factors with varying or unique implications for urban, suburban, and rural school systems in Tennessee. In analyzing the current operating expenditures for 1976-77, expenditures were divided into two components--instructional…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior Coll., Perkinston. – 1979
Two Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College institutional research reports are presented, delineating "Operation of the Plant" expenses for 1970-78 and analyzing past and projected maintenance and capital expenditure repair costs. Data in the first report reveal that the percentage of the Unrestricted Educational and General Budget consumed by…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Community Colleges, Cost Indexes, Costs
Frankie, Suzanne, Comp. – 1978
This paper compiles the 1977 to 1978 academic library statistics and rank order tables from 105 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in the areas of collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, microform holdings, and university enrollments and doctorate information. Review of the ARL statistics for 1978 indicates…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
