This study gives emphasis to two methodologies for both qualitative and quantitative aspects of home economics research. Strengths and weaknesses of benefit-cost analysis and cost effectiveness analysis are examined. Citation analysis and effort reporting are also discussed. (CT)

The Seattle (Washington) School District operates a single, centrally located athletic playing field for 10 secondary schools. Rental fees charged to community groups and other schools have generated substantial revenue. Providing a valuable service to the community has paid off in goodwill toward the school system. (Author/MLF)

Describes the use of a microcomputer system at the elementary school level in which pupils can access information by subject, author, or title as in a standard card catalog. (CHC)

The technological changes taking place in mail processing equipment make the work proceed faster and more economically. Ways to reduce costs and improve mail handling are suggested. (Author/MLF)

Reviews several possible methods for individual libraries to use CODOC, a Canadian developed automatic system for processing government documents. Sample costs for one set of options and economic and tangible benefits to the library of the University of Guelph/CODOC system are discussed. Three references and a 17-item bibliography are provided.…

A literature review indicates that computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in higher education can be both instructionally effective and cost effective. However, faculty members are reluctant to use new instructional technologies like CAI, as Florida Atlantic University's failure to implement television instruction shows. Strategies are suggested for…

Describes the SOS (Sharing Our Selves) learning Network, which is a made-for-extension system of community learning. Elements of the network are discussed: (1) community learning and development activities, (2) community resource index, and (3) cost effectiveness. (CT)

Examines early retirement plans (ERPs) for public school teachers, compares them with private-sector ERPs, and notes legal considerations involving ERPs' impact on regular retirement systems. Discusses methods for cost analyses of ERPs and proposes a model for assessing an ERP's fiscal impact on a school district. (RW)

Since the acquisition of diesel-powered school buses for the Half Hollow Hills (New York) School District, fuel efficiency has doubled. This has helped cover the costs of refurbishing older buses and establishing a more sophisticated shop operation and more efficient recordkeeping. (Author/MLF)

Increasing hydroelectric costs jolted the Tupelo (Mississippi) School District into an energy conservation program. Corrective measures have kept operating cost increases within 10 percent. (Author/MLF)

Two schools in New York's snow belt region are using solar energy to heat their swimming pools. (Author)

Despite a number of organizational limitations and shortcomings, a pilot project in Pakistan designed to make adults functionally literate with the help of television has been demonstrated viable. Three references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Discusses and identifies reasons for the gap between those who research the curriculum and those who manage the curriculum. Reasons include the decentralized nature of educational decision making, the fact that practitioners are relatively impervious to the influence of contemporary theorists, and the fact that educational decision making is not…

A computer was used to produce a cost effective redistricting plan for Fall River (Massachusetts) that eliminated nine rental and three city-owned school buildings, and reduced transportation costs. (Author/MLF)

Five alternative approaches to computer operations are reviewed including: using a service bureau, joining others in operating a computer center, using in-house personnel for hardware operation and software development and maintenance, purchasing softward, and entering a full or partial facilities management agreement. (MLW)