Planning for microcomputer design and implementation should follow a six-step, classical corporate planning paradigm. The two most helpful tools to accomplish hardware implementation and staff development are setting goals and letting personnel know how these goals will be achieved. (MLH)

Summarizes the results of research that has examined the cost- effectiveness of media use in the instructional process. The use of instructional technology in the classroom is discussed, emphasizing the role of the teacher; and the increased use of media in business, government, and medicine is explored. (18 references) (LRW)

Discusses the need for system upgrades of automated library systems in order to support ongoing software releases; obtain new functional modules; satisfy new library requirements; conform to new industry standards; and utilize new technology. Guidelines are presented for deciding when to upgrade and implement changes in these areas. (11…

Summarizes the arguments of the debate on whether government publications should be segregated from or integrated into the general library collection. It is concluded that the main thrust of the separatist argument is economic, and that the availability of Government Printing Office tapes for full cataloging of government publications has…

Discusses the information needs of Congress and the use of online databases by librarians, analysts, and staffers to meet those needs. The features of online services that are particularly appropriate for responding to the needs of Congress are identified and possible future trends are explored. (one reference) (CLB)

Twelve school districts in Alberta are networked in a distance learning system that provides a wider range of programs to small schools in a cost effective manner. (MLF)

The study to determine rehabilitation feasibility of blind and visually impaired disability beneficiaries found that successfully rehabilitated clients were likely to be older and better educated, to require more money to be spent on case services, to receive a higher number of services, and to spend less time on agency rolls. (Author/DB)

Some studies of school technology demonstrate that cost-effective analysis allows similar programs to be compared. Cites a report "Power On! New Tools for Teaching and Learning," available from the Government Printing Office. (MLF)

A Florida school district is changing people's attitudes toward year-round schools. Experience at one elementary school indicates that students are retaining more of what they learn because their education is not interrupted by a long summer break. (MLF)

In college and university administration, overhead costs are often charged to programs indiscriminately, whereas the support activities that underlie those costs remain unanalyzed. It is time for institutions to decrease ineffective use of resources. Activity-based management attributes costs more accurately and can improve efficiency. (MSE)

Discusses linear demand functions and constant marginal costs related to a monopoly in a market economy. Illustrates the demand function by using a curve. Includes an appendix with two figures and accompanying mathematical formulae illustrating the concepts presented in the article. (CFR)

A (British) educational "secondment" involves resource allocation from one institution to another and new forms of employee accountability and commitment. This article examines management implications of educational secondments, exploring costs and benefits accruing to 50 secondees, their seconding organizations, and those to which they…

Notes the instructional impact of cash games and describes how to play a game that focuses on persuasive communication. Discusses the cost-effectiveness, attention getting, and incentives associated with cash games. Two figures present the purpose, learning areas, game time, participants, supplies, equipment of the "Best Use" cash game,…

The interact simulation environment has the potential to overcome problems associated with simulations by improving the lack of cost effectiveness, providing online guidance to students, and tailoring the supporting material to suit a wide range of contexts. Results show a flexible teaching and learning environment allows for teacher creativity.…

This second of a three-part series on grant writing for technology in education focuses on costs and benefits. Highlights include the cost of proposal writing, four categories of grant-writing situations based on cost and probability of funding, an implementation budget, and mathematical expectation. (Author/LRW)