Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) programs completed in 1965 were evaluated by benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return. Initial annual earnings differential figures at $525,650 and $719,629 were projected into the future at various rates of promotion and various rates of discount on the benefit stream. Resulting lifetime benefits…

It is the purpose of this paper to discuss cost-benefit analysis in terms of: (1) its logic and meaning, (2) some of the misconceptions which prevail concerning this method of evaluation, (3) some of the problems and limitations of this method, and (4) the conclusions of a study which attempted to determine whether or not there is pay-off from an…

In this review, benefits are equated with the impact of the Job Corps on increasing earnings of the Corpsmen above what their earnings would have been in the absence of the program. Earning improvements are measured in two alternative ways: (1) the educational gains achieved in the Job Corps in conjunction with education and life-time earnings,…

This document details a PPB system developed in an ESEA Title III project, Intermediate Unit Planning Study, for use in Pennsylvania (see EA 002 750). This manual version can be manually calculated with a desk calculator. Reported in this document, for use by school districts, are background information, major elements of this PPB system, and the…

The main problem considered in this project is whether it will be possible for civilization to cope with the increasing quantities of archival information that must be stored in libraries, and if so, whether traditional methods of identification and access will prove adequate to the task. It is concluded that unless the storage, transmission, and…

The computerized Painless Accountability System is a performance objective system from which instructional programs are developed. Three main simplified behavioral response levels characterize this system: (1) cognitive, (2) psychomotor, and (3) affective domains. Each of these objectives are classified by one of 16 descriptors. The second major…

To provide a framework for consideration and the elements of a basic fiscal design on which a formal fiscal study could be developed, this document narrates a simulated case study covering the major elements and issues inherent in the fiscal analysis of a rescheduled school year as they might appear in any school district. Subjects considered…

Various aspects of faculty workload are reviewed, with emphasis on definitions of workload and on major problems in developing workload formulas. Attention is also given to the erosion of parietal policies, the quality versus quantity issue, and the effect of collective bargaining on workloads. For most instructors, the important factors are the…

The Education Cooperative (TEC) composed of nine contiguous Massachusetts towns (Dedham, Natick, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, and Westwood) is exploring the possible development of a regional transportation system to serve the special education pupils within these communities. This report describes the planning required…

The role of the State educational agency has shifted from inspections giving and statistics gathering to a new one which finds the agency at the hub of local, State, and Federal information transmittal. This emerging role holds great promise for effective Statewide improvement in education, because relatively new leader-manager expectations of the…

A survey of urban agencies sought to discover: 1) their perceived and actual information needs; 2) the kinds of information they used; 3) the nature of their information problems; and 4) their attitudes toward and the feasibility of a computerized information retrieval system. Results showed that speed and ease of use were the controlling factors…

An educational publisher poses several questions that are related to accountability for the purpose of stimulating discussion on this topic at a national convention of social studies teachers. Is it appropriate to insist upon the verification or validation of instructional materials? Is it possible to make more money available for the purchase of…

Within the parameter of a given level of expenditure on the educational system as a function of time, this cost-effectiveness analysis examines all feasible ways of providing schooling in developing nations to see what levels of output each alternative method entails. Both technological and conventional alternatives are considered: degree of…

The major aim of this paper is to try to develop a cost analysis system model appropriate to the projects of the Center for Urban Education. Cost analysis can be viewed as an application of the economic concept of system analysis. The analysis always moves from a base that represents the existing capability and resources. The problem is to…

The audit report was made in compliance with the contractual agreements, legal prescriptions, and official directives under the provisions of Title VII of Public Law 89-10, as amended, for the establishment and operation of bilingual education programs. The audit report (June 12, 1973) is on the Bilingual Education Program (in its 4th year of…