Outlines a model to aid in the empirical estimation and interpretation of the patterns of variation in school personnel salaries across school districts and shows how this analysis could be used to develop indexes of personnel costs. (Author/JM)

This report presents statistical data on trends in tuition costs from 1980-81 through 1995-96. The average tuition for in-state undergraduate students of 4-year public colleges and universities for academic year 1995-96 was approximately 8.9 percent of median household income. This figure was obtained by dividing the students' average annual…

This report highlights the trends and problems associated with rapid price increases of foreign-published journals, especially science and technology journals. It is observed that a combination of effects--e.g., discriminatory pricing on the part of some foreign publishers, the sharp decline of the U.S. dollar--have resulted in subscription…

This report presents the results of data in two figures and 22 tables on salaries of full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month contracts; the data were collected through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System for the academic years 1987-88 and 1989-90. The figures show percentage change in average salaries adjusted for…

Budgeting for instructional equipment at California's public colleges and universities is considered. Information is provided on how the University of California and the California State University budget the replacement of existing instructional equipment as well as instructional equipment in new or altered facilities. Methods used by the…

The development of indicators of the price of tuition, room, and board at U.S. colleges during academic years 1972-1973 through 1979-1980 is discussed. Attention is directed to purposes and premises of the indicators, basic concepts of price and student expenses, major implications and indications evaluated during 1972-1980, and future research…

The influence of full-time-equivalent college enrollments and the Consumer Price Index on the costs of higher education for North Carolina's comprehensive and liberal arts colleges and universities was assessed. Comprehensive institutions are defined as enrolling more than 1,500 students and offering a liberal arts program and at least one…

This guide contains concept-based lessons and activities in economics for use with students in grades 7-9. One component of a two-part publication, the guide demonstrates how the conceptual structure of the economics discipline presented in the first publication (ED 148 648) can be used to help students at the junior high school level make more…

The learning experiences in the teacher's guide help students at the secondary level to develop and reinforce mathematical skills and to become familiar with a wide range of occupations. Each student is encouraged to assess personal attributes, including competencies in mathematics, to establish tentative occupational goals, and to meet some…

The revision of Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I provides an excellent opportunity for examining the dynamics of educational policy making at the Federal level and the parameters of the educational subsystem that determines educational policy. It provides a fascinating interplay of the demands for greater rationality in public policy and…

The current efforts of the Association of American Medical Colleges to test the feasibility of broadening the application, utility, and scope of the cost-finding studies conducted by many academic health centers and individual schools of the health professions are examined. The current effort is an outgrowth of the existing foundations of cost…

This paper discusses the merits of cost differentials and weighted-pupil formulas as vehicles for allocating State school support funds to local school districts. The research conducted by the National Educational Finance Project to identify educational program expenditures and to develop cost differentials for each educational program in a…

This document provides an analysis of faculty salary structures in Washington state colleges, universities, and community colleges. Comparative analysis of national averages for faculty salaries and compensation show that Washington institutions are below the national average in terms of faculty salaries, although the amount expended for salaries…

Briefly defines and provides some background on Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk's "marginal pairs" theory of pricing. Asserts that Bohm-Bawerk's theory is a good introduction to the Austrian school of economics and illustrates the differences between this approach and neoclassical economic theory. Includes several graphs and tables of data. (MJP)

Presents eight articles that discuss research on libraries and librarianship; number of libraries in the U.S. and Canada; highlights of NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) surveys; library acquisition expenditures; budgets; price indexes; library buildings construction; and expenditures for school library media center resources. (LRW)