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Chambers, Duncan; Grant, Rod; Warren, Erica; Pearson, Sally-Anne; Wilson, Paul – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2012
Systematic reviews provide high-level evidence but there are barriers to their use by policy makers. This paper reports the preparation and evaluation of an evidence briefing, using systematic reviews and other existing sources of synthesised evidence, to support a possible reorganisation of services for young people with eating disorders in an…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Research Utilization, Decision Making, Case Studies
Robinson, Glen E.; Protheroe, Nancy J. – 1987
American taxpayers are currently investing more than $160 billion annually in public elementary and secondary education. Concerned citizens continue to ask: For what purposes is the money being used, and is it accomplishing its purposes? This seven-chapter study addresses these concerns and provides factual answers to related questions about the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Alfred, Richard L.; Ivens, Stephen H. – 1978
This paper defines a conceptual model for institutional research in the community college and identifies sources of information, programs, and services that provide data necessary for implementation of the model. The model contains four specific subsystems: goal setting, program development, program review, and cost effectiveness. Each subsystem…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Coakwell, Richard G. – American School and University, 1972
A guide for setting priorities in deciding to renovate or to demolish old academic buildings. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Facilities Improvement
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Cooper, Michael D. – Library Quarterly, 1991
Updates a storage cost model for academic library collections by examining how changes in construction costs and circulation costs affect the choices of an alternative book storage strategy. Results show that the most economical alternative for a large range of construction and circulation cost alternatives is to convert existing ground space to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making