Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin, has four campuses, each with its own food service operation that, combined, serve nearly 3,000 people daily. Several food service-related programs are part of the curriculum. Cost containment and customer satisfaction are the two overriding goals of the food service programs. (MLF)

The Soviet Union has established industry-based higher technical schools to fulfill the political principle of integrating education and productive labor, to increase efficiency and productivity, and to socialize students. (MSE)

Discusses "health psychology," a movement to integrate health and mental health services, using vehicles from traditional mental health services. Describes examples of cost-effective mental health services in health care delivery and offers potential models for integration. (Author/ABB)

To determine cost effectiveness and to plan for alternatives, school districts considering a new telephone system should review (1) equipment and maintenance costs; (2) line costs; (3) usage costs; and (4) move, change, and addition change. (MLF)

A Toledo, Ohio, private agency has provided vision screening services for preschool and school age children, adults, and the elderly. This cost effective screening and sight conservation program involves both volunteers and professionals and screened 30,150 people in 1985 at a cost of $1.50 per individual. (DB)

Provides further insight into the relationship between facility ownership and facility performance in nursing homes. Found proprietary nursing homes to have lower costs than not-for-profit and government homes. Measures of quality, however, may be inadequate to assess the psychosocial quality aspects of environments. (Author/ABB)

Although school enrollments are on the rise generally, some schools with declining enrollments must contend with staff reductions. Suggests six actions in the event of a reduction in force: (1) Keep the board informed, (2) discuss plans with the union, (3) respond to people's concerns, (4) inform the community, (5) get community leadership…

Because of a need for quality improvement, Wisconsin Power and Light trained two six-person pilot groups in statistical process control, had them apply that knowledge to actual problems, and showed management the dollars-and-cents savings that come from quality improvement. (JOW)

This study established and field tested a cost-benefit analysis model to assist practitioners in efforts to determine the economic outcomes of their vocational education programs. Findings indicate that the model could be sucessfully used to determine the costs and benefits of secondary vocational education program at the local level. (Author/CH)

Examined public and private costs for nursing home applicants participating in Virginia Nursing Home Pre-Admission Screening Program. Found that applicants diverted to community care were less dependent and had greater informal supports than those admitted, and that public and private payments for community care were lower than for nursing home…

In a study of federal funding for nongame wildlife programs, techniques for quantitatively assessing the relative merits of alternative funding sources are examined. Economic efficiency, ability to pay, and benefits received are considered, and the interaction of analysis with political ideologies is discussed. (SLD)

Straightforward application of simple economic concepts can explain relationships between expenditures and gift revenues, including those related to predisposition and capacity, and has practical applications in interpreting costs. (Author/MSE)

Describes the array of contractual features between the project owner and the main contractor that can lead individually or in permutations to expediting the construction process and reducing the financial risks and expenditures of the project owner. (MLF)

This examination of agency fee waiver guidelines for public interest groups within the context of the Freedom of Information Act found that the lack of consistent guidelines inhibited the use of the act by public interest requesters. Efforts to limit types of information available under the act are described. (CLB)

The authors studied the question, "Is there an equitable exchange of resources between education programs and service agencies that cooperate in educating nursing students?" They surveyed nursing school faculty, staff nurses, and administrators for their opinions on various intangible resources the two provide. The findings indicate the exchange…