The Use of PPBS in a Public System of Higher Education: Is It "Cost Effective?".

Dyer, James S.

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The Use of PPBS in a Public System of Higher Education: Is It "Cost Effective?"

Dyer, James S.

This document (1) describes current PPBS techniques and their limitations for planning and budgeting in public higher education; (2) presents suggestions for PPBS applications in higher education systems, with emphases on the problems of identifying objectives, evaluating effectiveness, and structuring the program budget; and (3) analyzes the effects of PPBS implementation on the organization of the system, with special references to authority structures and power redistribution. (Author/RA)

Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Evaluation, Higher Education, Input Output Analysis, Management Systems, Mathematical Models, Organization, Planning, Power Structure, Program Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Systems Analysis

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