This paper traces the impacts of technology on education. The point is made that at present a management syndrome pervades education planning at all levels. After a review of the current literature, the paper finds that industry-style efficiency may be more costly than beneficial to education. (Editor/PG)

Article shows that the integration of electronic data processing and programed instruction is capable of leading to more efficient and effective material presentations. (Author)

Presents a specific explanation of one school's successful application of custodial contracting. Describes the advantages and disadvantages of the program and provides a sample custodial contract. (Author/DN)

A general strategy for analyzing the costs of year-round schooling is used to analyze cost patterns of 45-15 schools in a large east coast school system. Based in part on the cost study, the school board decided to phase out year-round education in its trial schools. (Author/DN)

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are trying to make their proposed goal of universal primary education a reality. Given the budgetary constraints it is natural to seek to increase efficiency and to reduce the cost of inputs. Teachers' salaries account for over 90 percent of the primary school recurrent budget. Therefore, the analysis of…

This paper examines several aspects of the private prison debate: (1) How much scope is there for improving the technical and economic efficiency of incarceration through contracting-out to private prison entrepreneurs? (2) Will a fully developed corrections industry be sufficiently competitive to ensure that any efficiency gains are passed on to…

The College Station (Texas) Independent School District spent several months improving its summer school programs, but the results have been well worth the effort. The district's first step was to create the new position of "summer school principal" at the elementary, junior high, and senior high levels. This action relieved school-year…

The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of compression devices used to increase the cost effectiveness of teleconferences by reducing satellite bandwidth requirements for the transmission of television pictures and accompanying audio signals. The main body of the report describes the comparison study of compression rates and their…

Emphasizing the importance of economy and efficiency in the production of computer animation, this master's thesis outlines methodologies that can be used to develop animated sequences with the highest quality images for the least expenditure. It is assumed that if computer animators are to be able to fully exploit the available resources, they…

Suggestions are provided to help community colleges disseminate their publications as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, by taking advantage of relevant postal regulations. After looking at the prohibitive costs of first-class mailings, the paper considers second- and third-class bulk mailing options, beginning with a comparison of the…