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McClellan, Keith – 1970
The purpose of this investigation was to design a classification system for determining the operating costs of day care centers for preschoolers. The basic hypothesis of the study was that ownership arrangements and programs of day care centers could both be used to predict such characteristics as variations in clientele, facilities, staffing…
Descriptors: Classification, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Day Care
Whalen, Gary V.; Askren, William B. – 1974
This study focused on two objectives. The first objective was to identify and classify the characteristics of conceptual design trade studies that have high potential impact on human resource requirements of Air Force weapon systems. The approach used was a case history review and analysis of 129 F-15 aircraft design trade studies. The analysis…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Engineers
Terkla, Dawn Geronimo; Armstrong, Kelli J. – 1997
This paper assesses the impact of business practices on higher education institutional research activities. Institutions who have been implementing total quality management practices are gradually adopting a new method, process redesign, which focuses more on how to achieve improvements using less costly research methods and procedures. This study…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Efficiency
Molnar, Daniel; Pesut, Robert – 1975
The study attempted to determine the feasibility of performing a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the cooperative method to methods which do not use work experience in vocational training. Twelve school districts in Minnesota, North Carolina, and Ohio provided data for the study, involving the design of data collection instruments for cost…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection