Presents a method for determining actual cost of a work-based training program. Includes a case illustration and outlines basic questions that must be answered to determine actual cost. (CH)

Employee ill health causes high health costs. Employee "wellness" programs are instrumental in helping control rising health costs. Presents discussion on how to develop effective wellness programs and their benefits. Includes an employee survey. (MD)

In a properly designed and implemented central kitchen and commissary, nutrition is retained, student acceptability is high, and cost-effectiveness for the school district is attained. Employee productivity can be increased three or four times the average production rate. (MLF)

A benefit-cost analysis of a supported competitive employment program for severely disabled adults in Virginia during the period 1978 to 1986 indicated that the program was financially prosperous for both participants and taxpayers. (Author/JW)

Offers suggestions for spending staff development money effectively. Ideas include the following: (1) keep your money close to the classroom; (2) use consultants to train your own trainers; (3) beware of embarking on numerous small-scale reforms; and (4) beware of pressure to copy other school improvement methods. (CJH)

A comparison of half-day and full-day intervention programs for handicapped preschoolers evaluated students' scores on a developmental inventory and cost data. Results indicated no differences in the educational outcomes associated with length of day and showed that half-day programs served 60 percent more children than full-day programs with the…

The article presents experiences of Catonsville Community College (Maryland) in implementing programs for the hearing impaired at minimal costs but maximum benefit. After a description of the setting and regular, developmental, and continuing education programs for the hearing impaired, a cost comparison of each program is provided. (DB)

Provides a retrospective review of a book published in 1962, "Advanced Data Processing in Libraries," by Schultheiss, Culbertson, and Heiliger, which was one of the first books to present a systematic view of library computerization. This review attempts to consider how accurate that view was. (Author/CLB)

This paper provides a summary of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses and their potential importance for decision making. The extent to which these tools are actually used, the possible connections between meta-analysis and cost-effective analysis, and the connection between effect sizes and benefit-cost ratios are discussed. (JAZ)

Advises school business managers to employ administrative interns as extra hands to research potential programs and policies, develop fundraising activities, write newsletters, coordinate volunteer and community relations activities, and many other functions. Rationale and procedures for creating cost-effective mentoring or professional…

Summarizes issues raised at a workshop on "People and Dams" organized by the Society for Participatory Research in Asia. Objectives were to (1) understand problems created by dams for people, (2) consider forces affecting displaced populations and rehabilitation efforts, and (3) gain a perspective on popular education efforts among…

This study examined conditions under which three substance abuse curricula were implemented in three Oregon school districts. Data related to teachers' involvement were collected from interviews of 44 teachers in 21 schools. Information from program coordinators included details of implementation of curricula with 4,325 students. (Author/JL)

In the last two decades, at least 20 economic analyses of early education intervention have been conducted and their results widely distributed. A critical review of this literature indicates that few studies provide credible evidence for the cost-effectiveness of early intervention for disadvantaged children. (TJH)

Discusses the strained financial situation of the health care industry and the debate whether medical libraries should attempt to recover costs by charging for information and library services. The discussion covers both possible benefits of cost recovery and problems, including difficulties in quantifying library services and ethical concerns…

Describes a method for enhancing the subject index terms of a document with title terms from cited, citing, and cocited documents. Experimental results of this methodology are presented, and responses to criticisms of this strategy are made. (40 references) (CLB)