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Download full textSmith, Jana K. – 1984
The first of two related pamphlets, this guide provides information on how to conduct cost-outcome analyses, with an emphasis on measuring costs. After an introduction that delineates the purpose of the two-part series, the pamphlet is divided into six major sections. The first section, "definitions and rationale," introduces…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Simpson, William A. – 1984
A procedure for developing a costing model is described. Limitations of a cost analysis are also reviewed, with attention to the problems of handling joint products, obtaining accurate faculty effort data, measuring educational outputs, and calculating marginal costs. A researcher charged with developing a costing model is faced with the task of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Instruction, Cost Estimates, Decision Making
