Health education professionals within the school setting must respond to the increasing challenge of satisfying the question of program accountability. This paper suggest a method by which school health education programs can be evaluated in cost-benefit terms. (Author/JMK)

By repeating innovative, modular building design and by teamwork among school executives, an architect, and a capital expenditure manager, this school system cut $32 per square foot from anticipated building costs. The district also achieved security, low maintenance, and pleasant learning environments. (PB)

Description of statewide multiple-password subscription service offered to users of Dialog Information Services by the Maine State Library discusses cost effectiveness and billing procedures. A microcomputer program for a TRS-80 Model III used to formulate each member's monthly billing from the main Dialog bill is included. (EJS)

The third in a series of articles on the use of microcomputers in the school business office discusses external storage space. Microcomputer terms are italicized for easy recognition. (MLF)

An inservice training program for school maintenance employees in a suburban Chicago elementary school district has motivated the staff to feel an ownership of their jobs and to suggest ideas of their own. Both factors have helped the district save thousands of dollars. (MLF)

The paper reviews international research on the socioeconomic impact of disability prevention and rehabilitation measures, based on a Rehabilitation International analysis of literature from 38 countries and United Nations studies. Costs, family impacts, ejection from the labor force, policies/social benefit systems, and cost benefit analysis are…

The usefulness and cost effectiveness of using educational television in adult education programs are illustrated by the success of a number of programs around the country using public and cable television for telecourses, and video teleconferencing. These courses are offered by colleges, professional associations, training centers, and…

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of online availability of computerized versions of encyclopedias and notes works currently and soon to be online, searching strategies (subject headings and full-text), cost effectiveness, and librarian skepticism. (EJS)

Assesses the status of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), focusing on its membership, financial problems, new headquarters, terminal equipment, Videotex possibilities, and relationship with regional library networks. (EJS)

Focuses on the University of Alaska's Community College, Rural Education, and Extension Division, which includes 10 community colleges with large service areas and limited financial resources. Cites examples of innovative delivery systems and networks and statewide programs that enhance the availability and coordination of programs in rural areas.…

School closings may not be efficient. They cause political disruption, impede educational effectiveness (through overcrowded buildings and an aging staff), and show little evidence of saving enough money to justify the trouble. Instead, schools should expand, enter new areas, generate new revenues, and redefine their missions. (RW)

At several Michigan schools eight-foot-high glass walls have been replaced with three-foot-high insulated sash. This has reduced the heat loss through the wall by over 75 percent. (MLF)

Surveys over 30 analyses, written in the years 1965-80, of the cost effectiveness of vocational training in the United Kingdom. Discusses the analyses' objectives and outcomes and emphasizes methodological developments regarding costing models, assessments of effectiveness, and procedures for relating, interpreting, and presenting evidence.…

Examines the role of interloan (interlibrary loan) services in the private college library. Interloan service is suggested as a means of sharing the abundance of books available in academic library collections. Cost and space considerations are outlined. (EJS)

Describes a cooperative arrangement among several school districts that permits the hiring of a full-time professional negotiator to handle collective bargaining agreements. (WD)