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Peer reviewedDyke, Frances L. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2000
Stresses the importance of common understandings of cost definitions and data collection in order to create reliable databases with optimal utility for inter-institutional analysis. Examines definitions of common expenditure categories, discusses cost-accumulation rules governing financial reporting, and explains differences between direct costs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Data Collection, Databases
Peer reviewedHollowell, David E.; Schiavelli, Melvyn D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2000
Two senior administrators at the University of Delaware discuss the types of cost data that are ultimately useful for decision making and policy development. Describes the data collection format and provides examples of departmental workload verification data and departmental expenditures by object and function. Explains use of comparative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Databases, Decision Making
Peer reviewedPeng, Samuel S.; Korb, Roslyn A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1989
Several national data sources available to the public can be used to examine institutional impacts of student financial aid and to compare institutional data with national averages. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Educational Finance
