The relative incidence of across-the-board cuts in higher education for all institutions that experienced decreasing revenues between 1976-1977 and 1980-1981 was studied. Factors that affect the extent to which administrators employed across-the-board cuts versus selective cuts were also assessed. Attention was focused on the effects of the…

This report provides the step-by-step instructions required for using the Navy's Basic Organizing/Optimizing Training Scheduler (BOOTS) system. BOOTS is a computerized tool designed to aid in the creation of master training schedules for each Navy recruit training command. The system is defined in terms of three major functions: (1) data file…

Public schools as formal organizations have broad-based goals, limited resources, and a formal hierarchy with which to manage the goal achievement process. The board of education combines this organization's economic and political dimensions to provide a thorough, efficient education for all children in the state. This paper investigates the…

Actions of the 1985 Virginia Assembly that affected higher education are summarized. Information is included on amendments to 1984-1986 appropriations for operating expenses in all programs, and appropriations for capital outlay. The General Assembly was presented an amended executive budget for 1984-1986 that proposed to reduce higher education's…

The primary, secondary, and higher education textbooks used in China today date from the late 1970s which makes them inadequate for the current stress on science and technology in education. While 70 percent of the higher education textbooks are mimeographed, unedited manuscripts, the majority of published books are printed on newsprint quality…

Acquisition and maintenance of instructional equipment by colleges and universities in New York State, problems encountered, and possible solutions were assessed through a fall 1986 survey of public and private colleges. The study population consisted of colleges offering scientific and technical instruction in 1985-1986. Responses were received…

To help school managers make more efficient use of educational resources, this handbook discusses and describes zero-base budgeting (ZBB). After a brief introductory chapter, the author explores the nature and characteristics of ZBB, gives a little of its historical background, notes its relationship to planning and to educational accountability,…

Study goals were to identify and evaluate the impact of fellowships awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to visual artists and to provide information to help the Endowment in planning, policy development, and resource allocation for the fellowship category. Information was collected in three ways. Questionnaires were sent to 50% of all…

This report provides a 5-year projection regarding finances and influencing conditions for the Metropolitan Community College District. The first section details revenue assumptions, focusing on historical and projected enrollments, district tax revenues, state aid, student fees, federal and vocational revenue, investments,…

Designed to provide managers with a basic introduction to the planning components and procedures involved in planning for library automation, the overview provided here offers guidelines for eight documents that may be produced as part of such a study: (1) Automation Project Long Range Plan (60 Month Plan), an executive summary document providing…

To ensure that resource assignments may be appropriately allocated on a sound basis, this study was designed to provide the Arizona research coordinating unit of career and vocational education with a prioritized list of vocational education research needs. Representatives from all levels of vocational education in Arizona were assembled to…

This paper, based on a doctoral dissertation, focuses on spending inequalities within a single large city school district. The allocation/expenditure patterns of the 32 New York City "decentralized" units are compared for fiscal year 1976. Significant resource disparities were found among the community districts. These appeared to be…

The major dilemma in educational planning today is not an inability to analyze nor a lack of cost analysis data but an inability to use this data for decision making. (Author/KE)

Suggests a model that would be the vehicle for the analysis, development, implementation, and revision of any allocation procedure designated as a scheme for the distribution of scarce fiscal resources to support educational programs. (Author)