To solve the problems of cost identification and allocation in an extended education office, a segment margin approach was used. (Segment margin is the difference between revenues and traceable direct costs.) Courses could be evaluated by segment margin rather than net income, since allocated indirect costs are not controllable by the individual…

This article explains the Selection System Model for evaluating alternative educational delivery methods and relates research findings applicable to the various components of the model. Those components include Instructional Strategies, Student Access, Complexity of the Method for the Student, Complexity of the Method for the Provider, and…

Summarizes the results of the National University Continuing Education Association's 1978-79 survey of member institutions. Four categories presented are (1) centralization; (2) staffing patterns and composition; (3) budget composition; and (4) staff training needs. (SK)