Describes the role of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in increasing educational productivity and equality of opportunity. Examines a number of key questions concerning the interrelationship of CAI with the traditional education structure. (Authors/WM)

Systems analysis can and should be used in any situation where there is a need to measure performance and a reasonable possibility of being able to develop more efficient routines. Increasingly, systems analysis is being used by librarians in other areas of library activity, such as budgeting and management. (29 references) (Author)

Preplanning buildings for easy upkeep may cost more not but cut custodial costs later. (Author/JN)

The name of the game in instructional technology is accountability. Instructional technology must contribute significantly to helping students learn within the limits of cost effectiveness. A 12-item list for self-assessment is presented. (HB)

This article studies the price increase in mathematical journals over a period of ten years from 1961 to 1971. Further, it tries to determine the effect of increasing prices on the acquisition of journal literature. (Author)

Presents a basis for allocating resources between the goals of higher education: instruction, organized research and public service using cost-utility analysis. (PG)

Explains, theoretically, how a nonutilized chapel could be remodeled into audiovisual facilities. Provides specific space utilization information. (Author/MF)

For a teacher accountability agreement to be effective, the teacher employment contract should contain first, the teacher's accountable duties; second, some clear manner of indicating to whom the accountability is due, or the parties having the right to sue for nonperformance; and third, the student performance standards themselves. (Author)

Pilot programs for school safety initiated in Tulsa include a 2-way radio communication installation on school buses and vandalism detection devices in selected schools. (MF)

This paper presents a historical review of applications of effort-reporting in medical education, comments on key methodological issues and describes a revised methodology of a 2-step estimating process that is flexible enough to accommodate a multidisciplinary medical education. (Editor/PG)

A cost-benefit analysis of the contribution made towards the education of foreign students at Albertan Universities and of their contribution to the economy is attempted. (Author)

An allocation model is proposed for instructional systems which have instructional programs that can be structured in terms of behavioral objectives, instructional activities, and required achievement levels. The model assumes that the relevant characteristics of students and teachers are known and that the instructional resources needed for an…

Suggests policy guidelines for protecting a district's floor covering investment. (WM)

In this satellite system, all food is prepared fresh daily in the junior high school and shipped in refrigerated trucks to other school locations. Explains how increasing operational costs forced the Long Branch, New Jersey, School District to seek the aid of a food management company to plan and implement this new program. (Author)