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Piliavin, Irving; And Others – 1979
The quality of effort among public assistance personnel has been criticized virtually since the inception of welfare programs for the poor. However, until recently, empirical information on the performance of these workers has been nonexistent. The present study, concerned with Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) case decision errors,…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Decision Making, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Download full textALKIN, MARVIN; HENDRIX, VERNON – 1967
A LINEAR MODEL WAS DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AGE CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMMUNITY AND THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL PUBLIC FUNDS ALLOCATED PER PUPIL IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MODEL TESTED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE LEVEL OF LOCALLY RAISED EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION IN EACH STATE COULD BE PREDICTED BETTER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Support, Elementary Schools, Expenditures
SISSON, ROGER L. – 1967
OPERATIONS RESEARCH CONCEPTS ARE POTENTIALLY USEFUL FOR STUDY OF SUCH LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT PROBLEMS AS INFORMATION FLOW, PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE DISTRICT, ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION MAKING BOARD POLICY FUNCTIONS, AND THE BUDGET STRUCTURE. OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS REQUIRES (1) IDENTIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM UNDER STUDY, (2) IDENTIFICATION OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Computers, Decision Making
Eberts, Randall W.; Pierce, Lawrence C. – 1980
Based on the economic theory of constrained maximizing behavior, this paper constructs a model of decision-making in public schools in order to discuss the role of unions and collective bargaining in resource allocation decisions. Research findings from a study of collective bargaining in New York and Michigan school districts indicate that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Collective Bargaining, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Moreland, Richard; Ruback, Barry – 1980
Like other large organizations, universities often face the problem of distributing scarce resources among individuals. One such resource is university housing space. Students' reactions to a dormitory lottery in which each student had an equal chance of obtaining a room were studied. The lottery seemed fairest to students who shared the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Dormitories, Higher Education
Dembowski, Frederick; Biros, Janice – 1980
Information gathered from the Bureau of the Census and a review of the literature available indicate that few school districts make use of the comprehensive data collected by the decennial federal census or the data collected and updated annually by the individual state departments of education. Educational planners should have a complete…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Census Figures, Databases, Demography
National Wildlife Federation, Washington, DC. – 1978
This publication highlights information about the energy problem and indicates some possible solutions. Americans must find new energy sources and more efficient ways to utilize existing energy supplies. The National Wildlife Federation urges conservation of existing fuel supplies, exploration of new potential energy sources, adaption of some…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), Energy, Energy Conservation
North, A. Frederick, Jr. – 1968
Ill health and its causes, such as poor nutrition, can keep a child from fully exploiting his environment. Important issues to be considered are as follows: (1) functionally important health problems frequently found in children, (2) techniques which identify the children who have problems, (3) treatment most effective to remedy the problems, and…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Health, Health Education, Health Needs
College and University Business, 1968
Planning facilities for educational television productions of colleges and universities is discussed with reference to solutions developed by a number of different centers. Comparisons are drawn between facilities for broadcast and closed-circuit television. Specific factors include storage space, room size, support facilities, lighting and…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Air Conditioning, Broadcast Television, Building Design
Milne, Ann; And Others – 1977
This is one of six related reports that describe the effects of the current Title I funds allocation formula and examine several alternatives. This particular study analyzes the results of demonstration projects in 13 school districts that switched to student achievement measures as criteria for allocating Title I funds to schools rather than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Compensatory Education, Criteria
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Morges, (Switzerland). – 1977
A summary of the ecological guidelines for development in tropical forests of Southeast Asia is presented. Although the great diversity of the flora of these tropical forests make them great reservoirs of genetic capital, this summary focuses on the fauna of the region. In this publication, the program for Southeast Asia is divided into 10…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards
Woodhall, Maureen – 1974
If education is a form of investment, how much does it contribute to economic growth compared with other forms of investment? The first approach to answering this question was the correlation approach. But although simple correlation studies show a relationship between education and economic progress, they do not prove cause and effect. The…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
Applegate, H. C. – 1974
To search out areas for library cost reduction, a cost-effectiveness study of an overdue pickup operation was conducted. Labor and vehicle mileage costs and costs of planning the weekly pickup route were tabulated, and compared against the value returns from fines and the avoided cost of replacing lost items. Labor and mileage was determined at…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Expenditures, Library Circulation
Goddu, Roland – 1976
This document outlines the steps necessary for the development and implementation of a five-year plan for an educational system. It first presents a framework for a five year program plan which includes a yearly statement of the goals of the organization, review or evaluation of the program, a yearly statement of priorities, determination of…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies
Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. – 1973
This study compares salaries as well as benefits of school district personnel in the nine metropolitan school districts that include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Wichita, Kansas; and Mobile, Alabama. The tables aggregate all the elements in the total compensation…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, Resource Allocation
