The multidiscipline credentialed health care worker is an alternative to the current status of health care workers and worksites. Practitioners and educators in health care delivery are unable to reach a consensus as to the number of disciplines. Existing educational programs offer a wide range of programs enabling persons to attain health…

This evaluation focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of the four area reading centers of the Dade County Public Schools and their satellites. Data were collected during three days of visiting the centers. The principal conclusions of the study were: (1) the cost of the centers is high; (2) the number of students served is small; (3) the…

The purpose of this study was to identify the central values and the range of variability for costs associated with selecting and preparing books for microfilm preservation, filming, and maintaining quality control and adequate records. The study was based on data supplied by the libraries at the University of Chicago and Columbia University, the…

Four papers consider the growth of telecommunications in developing countries: (1) "Telecommunications Investment in Developing Countries and the Generation of Foreign Exchange: The Impact of Electronic Funds Transfer" (Heather E. Hudson and Lynn C. York); (2) "The Effect of Information Sector Growth on Telecommunications…

Four papers consider competition, new technology and economics of local telephone companies in a deregulated environment: (1) "An Engineering and Policy Analysis of Fiber Introduction into the Residential Subscriber Loop" (Marvin Sirbu, Frank Ferrante, and David Reed); (2) "Competition in the Local Loop: Pricing Carrier Access"…

Based on findings of the most current and highly regarded evaluations and research reviews available, this committee print provides an update of a prior committee report (August, 1985) on eight cost-effective federal programs for children. Described in terms of program participation, characteristics, benefits for children, cost effectiveness, and…

This presentation reports outcomes of the Perry Preschool Project (PPP) and the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum Study (H/SPCS). The PPP is an ongoing study that in 1962 began to follow 123 black youths who were at risk of failing in school. The study explored the long-term effects on the youth of participation versus nonparticipation in a program…

Information on the General Accounting Office's (GAO) analysis of Pell Grant recipients during the 1986-87 school year is presented. Following an introductory letter, Appendix I looks at profile characteristics of Pell Grant recipients during that year. Findings show that: most were full time, first year, and independent; the majority had little or…

This case study was conducted to analyze the cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners (NPs), physicians' assistants (PAs), and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) by examining (1) the contributions of each group in meeting health-care needs; (2) the effect of changing the method of payment for their services on the health-care delivery system; and…

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: And you thought you'd tried every trick in the book to cut student absenteeism. You haven't. Now that computers have become an accepted feature in many schools' administrative offices, you might want to check out a new, computerized telephone system that six Chicago schools are using. Each of the…

The future of educational research with the videodisc is discussed in relation to: (1) recent and planned hardware developments, and (2) research areas where videodisc technology may be appropriate. Examples of some of the different configurations possible among videodisc players, microcomputers, touch screens, and printers are provided. The…

Fiscal impact analysis is the study of the effect of development or policy alternatives on government expenditures and revenues and on taxes. There are numerous possible uses or objectives of fiscal impact studies; no one method of analysis is appropriate to all problems. Sensitivity analysis of critical assumptions is an important part of a…

This report discusses the findings of a research demonstration project conducted to test the entrepreneurship programming approach, in which dual program objectives are pursued with equal emphasis: (1) training objectives involving the employability development of out-of-school disadvantaged youth, and (2) enterprise objectives involving the…

This country has long debated the question of how to design the welfare system, particularly the federally supported Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program which provides cash assistance to families headed primarily by female single parents. A pressing issue is whether welfare programs should continue to be broad entitlements or…

This report describes the distance education program made available to rural Utah residents by Utah State University via the COM-NET telecommunications system. Both the four distinct delivery networks used and the infrastructure support system are detailed, and information is provided on: student performance and satisfaction with the long distance…