Examines the connection between resource allocation and its anticipated results by emphasizing the multi-level nature of the educational system, the importance of nonpurchased resources, and the effect on learning of both the manner in which the classroom is structured and the mix of peers with whom students learn. (Author/IRT)

In exploring continued public support for standardized testing, the author finds that testing responds to the desire to make the most efficient use of human resources, to objectively measure ability regardless of social position, and to establish national standards that moderate the autonomy of local institutions. (Author/WD)

Empirically evaluates three measures of effectiveness of school district cash management: the rate of return method in common use and two new measures--efficiency rating and Net Present Value (NPV). The NPV approach allows examination of efficiency and provides a framework for evaluating other areas of educational policy. (Author/IRT)

Examines the use of influence diagrams to help understand political processes within organizations. This technique is illustrated through a case study of a new extended care facility connected to a hospital. (Author/IRT)

Investment in efficient, high-speed machines is a step toward greater productivity in school maintenance. (Author/MLF)

Older cities represent models of energy efficiency. A research project that compares the performance of three different solar design approaches for older cities is described. (Author/MLF)

A number of case studies show the conservation benefits of reuse and continued use of existing buildings. Energy savings increase when changes are adapted to individual circumstances. (Author/MLF)

When a special-education student in the Tucson (Arizona) Unified School District moves to a new address, that information is communicated quickly and efficiently to every office needing to know. School community members have discovered the value of a well-planned information-management system. Specifics about line speed, vendor reliability,…

Asserting that in-class small group work often falters when students report out their work, describes 11 techniques for ending group work and evaluates their relative merits based on efficiency, accountability for individual students, complete sharing of information, and student practice in articulating what they learned. (EV)

Based on a sample of school districts, this study determined that magnet schools generally cost more than nonmagnets; however, most extra costs were fixed. As enrollments increased, per pupil costs actually decreased to a point near or below nonmagnet costs. Magnet schools with higher costs tended to have higher integration and educational…

Introduces two distribution schemes that partition documents over multiple processors and the corresponding multiprocessor retrieval algorithms that match relevant documents to user queries. The suggested framework is based on a general purpose hypercube multicomputer architecture with a dedicated disk for each node. A timing analysis for the…

Attempts to identify professional concepts present in practical adult education work and to analyze the value orientations of these concepts. Identified are (1) promoting educative growth (using a missionary approach), (2) promoting educative growth (using a critical approach), (3) conscientious fulfillment of one's duty, and (4) efficient…

A population of 41 manufacturing salespeople, 32 distributor salespeople, and 24 manufacturers' agents used a 7-point scale to rate 82 selling competencies. The resulting classification groups, in order of importance, are communication skills, customer relations, professionalism, selling skills, problem solving, business maturity, and management…

An exercise derived from observation of students' common notetaking practices is designed to make plagiarism less likely by involving the student in the writing from the beginning and by making the notetaking process more efficient. (MSE)