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Peer reviewedAustin, Gilbert R.; Holowenzak, Stephen P. – Planning and Changing, 1974
This study found an inverse relationship between county income level or school system size and per pupil accountability cost; the burden of cost for accountability falls heaviest on the poorest and smallest school districts. State legislators must be cognizant of the costs of providing accountability. (Author/WM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Data Collection
Emrick, John A.; Peterson, Susan M. – 1978
The synthesis presents an initial overview of five investigations of educational dissemination and change in American schools and the implications of these studies for policy making related to federal and state dissemination programs, management of such programs, and needed research, development, and evaluation. A brief synopsis of each study was…
Descriptors: Diffusion, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Powell, Marjorie – New Directions for Testing and Measurement, 1981
The utilization of state educational assessment information at local, state, and national levels for program evaluation, resource allocation, and research purposes is examined. The author creates a structure for researching, studying, and describing the outcomes of state assessment programs and illustrates each function with examples drawn from…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources
Cameron, Walter A.; Blowers, Sally – 1989
A study was conducted to assess the potential use of available supply/demand data in planning for secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Literature was reviewed for ideas and an analysis was made of the data in the Tennessee Occupational Information System (TOIS). In addition, expert opinion was collected from a selected group of 12…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Download full textBragg, Debra D.; And Others – 1981
A study examined the distribution, use, and effects of 30 research and development products to improve vocational education for handicapped learners. These research and development efforts were studied through a mail survey returned from 321 respondents, telephone interviews with 100 respondents, and case studies of seven sites where these…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Groff, Warren H. – 1983
As our society evolves from an industrial society to a computer literate, high technology, information society, educational planners must reexamine the role of postsecondary education in economic development and in intellectual capital formation. In response to this need, a task force on high technology was established to examine the following…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Demography, Economic Development, Educational Finance
