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Sharma, R. D. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1982
A study designed to provide a rational basis for establishing student teacher ratios for certain fields of study in Australian colleges is described. It analyzed student and faculty contact hours, student load, full-time-equivalent staff, class size, and academic workload and integrated them into mathematical models for the fields. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, Departments, Foreign Countries
Sharma, R. D. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1980
A survey identified several factors and trends in staff utilization, including limited institutional authority in staff assignment, limited use of formula staffing, less efficiency in nonmetropolitan colleges, use of part-time staff in direct proportion to school size, and staff/student ratio inversely related to school size. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Download full textGasson, I. S.; Otto, E. P. – Vestes, 1979
In 1976 a questionnaire designed to gather information about methods to determine the allocation of staff within tertiary institutions in Australia was mailed to universities and colleges. The results are discussed including methods of allocation, student-load/staff ratios, staff contact hours, and sabbatical and study leave provisions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Faculty Workload
Ainley, John – 1982
Questionnaire data underlie this analysis of the patterns of personnel availability and utilization in a sample of government schools in Australia and New Zealand. An introduction reviews research and outlines some theoretical issues relevant to school organization and resource allocation. The design and administration of the survey are reported…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Noninstructional Responsibility
Ainley, John; And Others – 1982
This summary provides an overview of three reports comprising a study of resource allocation policies through various organizational structures at both the education system and school levels. An introduction briefly reviews related research and outlines the overall structure of the study, citing some issues of special concern: the balance between…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Class Size, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Sturman, Andrew – 1982
This study documents the innovative utilization of resources in 16 exemplary schools and provides recommendations for staff deployment and school organization. Two introductory chapters place the report in the context of a wider study of which it is part and describe its conceptual framework. The following two chapters review the debate on case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Decision Making
Davis, John – 1982
A study conducted in 1981-82 examined program organization in the secondary division of Western Australia's district high schools. Because small secondary schools throughout the Western World are increasing in number, the study had as its genesis a concern for such schools and an appreciation of the difficulties they face in maintaining viable…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
