Institutional characteristics and expenditures for the single-campus University of Paris X Nanterre and the multicampus University of Paris I--Pantheon-Sorbonne are compared, with tables of unit expenditures included. (LBH)

Part 1 of the evaluation process for Project Developmental Continuity, this report presents and analyzes data on the utilization of resources during the third year of operation of 12 participating programs. The report is organized into three chapters, preceded by an executive summary and followed by appendices. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the…

The Information Exchange Procedures (IEP), which were developed through a project sponsored by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, are briefly described, and the application of the IEP in Virginia is examined. The IEP were designed to enhance the institution's ability to identify alternatives in the allocation of resources…

A series of studies in cost effectiveness at Francophonic universities were conducted. The objectives of these studies are identified and the methodology is examined and compared with work done in Britain, U.S.A., and Canada. Cost comparisions are offered between French universities and Bradford University. (Author/MLW)

The question of what American colleges and universities should spend to educate their students is addressed. Both societal and institutional factors that determine the costs of colleges' educating their students and longitudinal changes in the unit cost of higher education are examined. The following issues are considered: long-term trends in unit…

The Mountain-Plains Education & Economic Development Program, which exemplifies the comprehensive, residential family-centered approach to serving the economically disadvantaged, was compared to four similar programs in the United States: Arizona Job Colleges (AJC) in Arizona; Madera Employment Training Center (METC) in California; Manpower,…