The Shelter Care Competition, devised to help communities identify cost-effective shelter care facilities for juveniles, sought to generate new ideas for, and to apply environmental characteristics to, residential facilities. The designs were submitted by university students who incorporated the concept of adaptive re-use as a cost effective…

In order to assess the benefits of charging student fees for expanded health services, East Los Angeles College conducted a telephone survey of 106 California community colleges to determine: (1) the number of colleges charging student health fees; (2) the amount charged per full- and part-time student; (3) the percentage of the fee which went…

The applicability and validity of NCHEMS' Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) to major research universities are examined. IEP enables peer institutions to compare information about their resources. Evaluation of the IEP costing methods are examined in this document, which is intended as an appendix to "Evaluation of the IEP Costing…

The relationship between enrollment and costs at colleges and universities is examined. The question of whether large size provides economy of scale for operating and the manner in which complexity, size, costs, and enrollment interrelate are addressed. Data were analyzed from a national sample of 1,347 four-year universities, with an enrollment…

The purpose of this study was to determine the cost relationships among the educational programs in Tennessee prior to the implementation of Tennessee's weighted pupil formula (1976-77) and to examine expenditure patterns for the first year of the actual operation of the formula (1977-78). All mandated programs were examined as well as additional…

The exploration of the growth and cost benefit effectiveness of governmental regulation of higher education is examined in this book. An introductory article by Robert Hatfield examines university regulation from a businessman's perspective. Hatfield concludes that business and higher education must work together to curb the stream of regulation.…

Voluntary interinstitutional cooperation is examined as a method of overcoming the financial constraints of retrenchment. Findings from 37 case studies on the costs and benefits of various cooperative programs are summarized. The programs reflect both the complexity and variety of interreliance that has evolved among American institutions. It is…

Decreasing budgets and enrollments, the reluctance of state legislatures to provide funds for higher education facilities, and the rising costs of energy necessitate the development of space ownership management. Three patterns of space planning problems have developed at different colleges: (1) costly, underutilized facilities due to optimistic…

It is presumed that those reading this book presently own and operate a central control and monitoring system (CCMS) or plan to implement one in the near future. One objective of this workbook is to present useful knowledge from case histories of members of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges as well as…

This document proposes, and indicates initial reaction to, a multi-point satellite-based delivery system which will permit expansion of current programs and services of the Association for Media-based Continuing Education for Engineers, Inc. (AMCEE) consortium to a much larger aggregated audience of practicing engineers throughout the country. It…

This report provides a complete guide to the stand alone mode operation of the reliability and maintenance (R&M) model, which was developed to facilitate the performance of design versus cost trade-offs within the digital avionics information system (DAIS) acquisition process. The features and structure of the model, its input data…

A bill introduced in the New York State Legislature on April 26, 1979, would require that all tests used for postsecondary or professional school admissions become "public records" after they have been administered. The New York State Education Department is opposed to this bill because it would greatly increase the cost of test…

NINETEEN REVIEWS IN THIS ISSUE PERTAIN TO LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION, ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THEY ARE ORGANIZED BY TOPICS--(1) "LEADERSHIP TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, AND INSTITUTES" TREATS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FORUM ON OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, A HOME ECONOMICS WORKSHOP, A…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE AND ANALYZE THE COSTS OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, AND MISSOURI FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1965-66. THIRTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EACH OF THE 3 STATES (10 LARGEST, 10 MEDIAN, 10 SMALLEST) WERE INCLUDED AS THE SAMPLE POPULATION. THE PER PUPIL COSTS FOUND IN THIS STUDY SUPPORT THE…

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING INSTALLED IN 1964 A CLOSED CIRCUIT TV NETWORK INTERLOCKING GAINESVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH, ORLANDO, AND PORT CANAVERAL TO PROVIDE GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION TO A GREATER NUMBER OF STUDENTS, MAINLY EMPLOYEES OF INDUSTRIES. CENTERS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH INTERCITY MICROWAVE CIRCUITS, EACH CIRCUIT…