The author maintains that information entrepreneurs are necessary because of the greatly increased production of information and the increased importance of information for science and technology. The roles of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 and the State Technical Services Act of 1965 in the establishment of information services…

A study was made to determine the feasibility, infeasibility, or deferred feasibility of adapting a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system to an existing non-automated program for providing keyboard experiences to elementary school children. A systematic task-by-task approach was adopted for the study: learning objectives were assessed, the…

A comprehensive analysis is presented of major issues involved in securing effective and economical use of school building resources. It is noted that an effective school building investments policy will succeed in building the right kind of school in the right place at the right time and at the right cost. This volume examines the implications of…

Architects and other authorities interested in cost control examine the importance and use of its methods and principles. They outline the major factors in design and construction that determine building costs. The discussions include those elements of maintenance, repair, and replacement that add to the cost of a finished building during its…

This paper offers an analytical framework to evaluate the cost and potential economic benefits of industrial day care. The principal objectives of this analysis are to: define the inputs (goods and services) required to provide a given day care program; develop cost factors which can be used to estimate a range of costs for any particular type of…

If we are to reduce wastage in higher education, we must first understand, and then combat some practices found in educational institutions. Specifically, we must discourage: over-staffing, power politics, and statistical juggling. Each institution of higher learning, each community, each state, should examine objectively the possibilities of…

The Center for Cooperative Research with Schools (CReWS) contracted to develop a management information system (MIS) for the National Regional Resources Center of Pennsylvania (NRRCP). The system was originally intended to transform NRRCP data into management--oriented information to support decision-making within the agency. After a year's work,…

This document, a review of financing postsecondary education in Washington, emphasizes the need for the users of postsecondary education and the state to carry most of the financial burden and provides a cost-benefit analysis, information on pricing and student aid, current practices in state financing, and data on student loans. Options for…

In a period of great change in higher education, proponents of the traditional Freshman English program must be sensitive to the symptoms which can easily lead to its demise. These consist of (1) permitting programs to be out of phase with the general policies of campus higher administration; (2) assuming that expertise and long experience can…

The report examines the potential of Social Security Administration data for manpower training evaluation. It assesses the utility of SSA data for comparing the economic gains of on-the-job training and institutional trainees before and after training. The methodology developed incorporates multiple correlation analysis, analysis of variance, and…

The central concept of this report is that total institutional expenditures must be reduced by nearly $10 billion a year by 1980. It presents a factual and and statistical analysis of how universities can utilize all their resources to combat financial crises in a period of declining growth rate. (MJM)

This study examines the potential role of systematic analysis in administering resources within the university. Following problem identification and review of the methodology, Chapter II examines the various roles and characteristics of some of the primary decisionmakers in the university. Chapter III describes the typical characteristics of the…

This report presents the findings of the data collected from 29 day care centers (in the Chicago area and downstate Illinois) during the field test of the Day Care Cost Analysis Manual. The test had two aims: (1) to determine whether the manual's procedures are feasible for conducting a cost analysis, and (2) to collect data on the income and…

The primary objectives of the study were to determine the effectiveness of sixteen selected career education instructional units in five school districts in Coconino County, Ariz., to determine their implementation costs, and to provide for them cost/effectiveness analysis while they are still in the pilot stage. Each unit encompassed goals,…

This study attempted to identify the differences in cost-effectiveness analysis methods in order to select the most appropriate one as a decision-assisting aid for instructional management. The study is organized to explore and identify what cost-effectiveness methods are being used, identify and examine the differences among these methods in an…