Administrators should examine the role and limitations of their budgeting systems and consider overemphasis on control of spending rather than efficiency or effectiveness, limitations on cash-based budgeting, need for information on operating costs, and the short range and fragmented nature of most budgets. (MSE)

The purpose of this study was to assess, in a preliminary way, the costs of teacher professional development and inservice training related to the implementation of new instructional programs. The study addressed two issues: the estimated expenditures by Alberta school boards on teacher inservice programs in the most recent fiscal period and the…

This report explores the need for cost-benefit analysis in non-traditional education for the disadvantaged and presents practical suggestions and steps needed to carry out an effective analysis, based upon the experiences in the Community College of Vermont. Steps in such an anslysis include: (1) understand the informational needs of the various…

The State University of Nebraska is a multi-media, open university project whose primary purpose is the delivery of a post high school educational opportunity to the inhabitants on their terms. (Author/RK)

To assist decision makers in appropriating funds wisely for vocational school programs, this study was undertaken to: (1) conduct a cost effectiveness analysis of vocational programs administered by the Department of Education, (2) determine variations in unit costs of programs and curricula, (3) identify factors contributing to variations in unit…

One of a three-volume series concerning the development and testing of a model for determining the costs of vocational education programs and courses, this final report contains in its five chapters an introduction, a review of related literature and research, field tests, an added-cost model for vocational education, and a summary with…

One of a three-volume series concerning the development and testing of a model for determining the costs of vocational education programs and courses, this executive summary is process-oriented and divided into two parts. Part 1 describes the scope of the study and includes delimiting criteria for field test sites, process characteristics of the…

A one-year cost benefit analysis study was conducted by a consortium of technical institutes, and two cost benefit models were developed and refined for evaluating benefits and costs of full-time vocational technical programs and aidable, noncredit adult education courses. The models were tested on a sample of nine full-time vocational technical…

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of federally funded work force development programs, such as employment and training programs. Information, including budget data for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, was gathered on federally funded employment and training programs for which a key program goal is providing assistance…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this second section (4.2) of module 4 (Planning) focuses on the involvement of the faculty and staff in financial program planning for shifting resources to coincide with…

One of a three-volume series concerning the development and testing of a model for determining the costs of vocational education programs and courses, this user's manual presents an overall conceptualization of the model and briefly describes each dimension. The data elements, organized into data collection instruments and recommended procedures,…