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Knipe, Sally – Educational Practice and Theory, 2019
The collection of data by government authorities has a complex history. In Australia, this began with the establishment of British government settlements as a way to account for fiscal viability and social prospects. As the colonies became self-governing entities, the collection of social and economic data increased in importance, and included…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Moll, Emmett J. – 1982
The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools (MPS) recently implemented a new, state-designed accounting system, called the Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School Accounting System (WESSAS), based on guidelines proposed in the U.S. Office of Education's Handbook II. This report describes and discusses that implementation and provides numerous…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Classification, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
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Chabotar, Kent John – Urban Education, 1987
Summarizes major problems in school financial management and suggests practical improvements to aid external reporting of financial data and internal management. Sections of the article describe these categories of problems: (1) budget presentation; (2) management control; (3) cost accounting; and (4) financial reporting. (PS)
Descriptors: Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Finance
National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC. – 1975
Much has been said and written about the need for measuring accurately and improving the investment performance of college and university endowment funds, but little has been written about how colleges and universities should report on the status and performance of the investments of endowment funds. When guidelines for reporting are adopted, a…
Descriptors: Computation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Endowment Funds
Delaware State Commission on the Future of Education, Dover. – 1977
The higher education panel of the Commission on the Future of Education in Delaware was charged by the governor with three major reviewing tasks: (1) the status of state-level educational administration to determine how well it can meet needs at that time and in the future; (2) the method used to determine postsecondary funding levels and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This training guide for financial aid staff explains the process of direct loan reconciliation and suggests appropriate cash management accounting practices. Chapter 1 explains the importance of cash management, the role of data matching, and reviews basic reconciliation concepts and terms and direct loan reporting requirements. Chapter 2 reviews…
Descriptors: Accounting, Data Collection, Data Conversion, Delivery Systems