A set of procedures were developed which assist in structuring tasks and objectives in a manner to permit rational decision making. The model uses a jury of experts to rank various objectives and program processes in terms of their importance. Values are generated which relate to costs in the form of a utility-cost ratio. The model was tested in a…

This booklet summarizes data on the status of planning, programming, budgeting systems (PPBS) in the United States, based on a survey conducted by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction in June 1975. Data are presented on a state-by-state basis for 45 states; the states of Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, and Tennessee did not respond…

Contains suggestions for designing a program for developing small scale enterprise managers or promotion staff: define the problem, identify the weaknesses, identify the best method of assistance, hire suitable consultants, identify the best source of financial support, and ensure that the program is effectively implemented and evaluated. (CT)

Educators must recognize the inadequacies of their planning, programing, evaluation, and budgeting systems. When these are redeveloped, PPBS will produce the cost/effectiveness data they are really capable of. (WM)

Four hundred older adults participated in Virginia's "Golden Olympics" in which 28 sports were offered. Site selection, housing facilities, inexpensive meals, scheduling events, budgetary constraints, and information on how to gain publicity for a more positive image of the senior athlete were among major considerations. (JN)

Examines several components of effective preparation for the planning and implementation of long-term, integrated student services programs. Preassessment issues cluster around: (1) the assessment of student needs; (2) the identification of available staff and institutional resources; and (3) some initial diagnosis of campus political climates.…

Reviews the basic rationale and elements of Planning, Programing, Budgeting Systems (PPBS) and discusses the value of PPBS as an administrative control system for implementing educational policy. (JG)

Brief summaries are presented of the results of surveys conducted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) on school/college cooperative programs. Information is included on: (1) numbers of participating institutions; (2) organization of the school/college programs; (3) types of cooperatives programs; (4) funding of…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three learning activities on preparing a budget for an industry services project. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new and expanding private industry.) The first learning activity is designed to provide the…

In adult education, program planning and administrative management are important areas within which economic analysis may contribute to effective and efficient decision making. The adult education administrator is faced with a dual economic task: (1) to prove beforehand that his programs will pay for the operating budget he is demanding; and (2)…

Presented are eight author contributed chapters dealing with the outreach and replication of federally funded early education programs for handicapped children. M. Karnes and R. Zehrbach consider decisions regarding identification and assessment of replicable products (such as curricula and audiovisual presentations). Discussed by D. Stedman are…

The management system developed by the Wisconsin Center for Cognitive Learning (CCL) is useful to principal investigators of individual projects for proposal development, project management, and project reporting, as well as to the CCL management for program planning, program management, and reporting to funding agencies. The system aids proposal…

On the basis of experiences in implementing federal programs, particularly the Trainers of Teacher Trainers (TTT) program as it was funded and administered under the Education Professions Development Act, this article makes 11 recommendations to federal agency personnel regarding needed directions for change in the area of project evaluation in…

This paper develops the techniques for allocating the quantity of a school's resources to particular programs and classrooms within the school, considering the sharing of resources. The methodology presented determines the cost of an educational program by identifying the resources utilized in a program. All costs are taken into consideration and…