Based on a talk given at the fifth annual conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, London, England, January 1972. (HW)

The building cost analysis of Parkway North Senior High School has been prepared under the rules described in the first installment of a 3-part Building Cost Index (see EA 503 949); and contains a framework of categories, quantities, costs, and units of measurements. Performance data is listed to give a broad statistical picture of the building.…

Discusses eight computer assisted planning models that are amenable to the improvement of decisionmaking; explains the feasibility of involving systems analysis and operations research in educational decisions; and suggests a minimal program designed to prepare educational planners with knowledge of computer assisted planning models. (Author/JF)

Summarizes and assesses the empirical findings from social science research in the areas of integrated and compensatory education, considers the role of the social scientist in policy-making in these areas, and concludes that this role should yield to a principle of voluntarism which would permit maximum citizen choice. (Author/JM)

A small group of administrators are staff service personnel supplying materials, equipment, media and advice to principals and teachers. Policy and financial support are supplied by the school board and taxpayers. (Author)

Indicates that board members and superintendents from smaller districts should start thinking about the wise variety of potential uses for a computer. Points to the increasing numbers of regional computer centers giving small districts access to computer power. (Author/WM)

The complexity of what is involved in the rational planning of higher education is apparent only when the problems of allocation of resources between higher education and other economic activities are considered jointly with those relating to internal efficiency. (Author)

Recounts the history and development of the University Without Walls (UWW) program now underway at more than 20 colleges and universities nationwide. Describes the highly individualized and flexible program of learning, key ideas and concepts, degree and accreditation considerations, and financial implications. (Author/JH)

With the growth of expenditure on education increasing more rapidly than available local tax resources, school will have to account for both input and output. This article discusses the pressures which arise if school is policy is excluded from public scrutiny and approval, which results in wasteful programs. (Author/JB)

Argues that year-round schools make good business sense by providing (1) a more efficient use of capital investments, (2) an alleviation of uneconomical and undesirable peaks in working and recreation, and (3) a more sensible way of looking at teacher salaries. (JF)

This discussion deals with the means and forms of initiating health care for students. (Author)

Discusses socioeconomic problems of pet population explosion and recommends the conduct of educational programs and the implementation of surgical sterilization as a short-term answer to dog and cat control. Also considered are problems of using chemical contraceptives in human population control. (CC)

Through a cooperative approach, four area school districts and a State university solved the budgetary problem of obtaining objective proof of the need for programs for children with learning disabilities. (Author)

A computer manufacturer's representative presents a checklist of considerations for computer-minded administrators. (Author)