Historical development of the Chautauqua from the orginal 1874 New York event through its 1975 revival by the University of Nebraska in six of the State's communities is summarized. Regional planning meetings, program development, and production are discussed. Favorable newspaper excerpts and the 1976 Nebraska Chautauqua schedule are included. (MS)

The author reviews the historical use of effort measure in cost allocation studies, examines criticism of the effort technique, and reports on several recent attempts by academic health centers to achieve a more valid measure of faculty activities. (Editor)

The history, development, and educational application of computer concepts leading to an operational computer utility in Portland, Oregon, that supplies computing power on a time sharing basis to some specialized classes, using problem solving materials on a self supported basis. (Author/EA)

"Mr. Gayfer describes the developments and the use of programmes for the academic disciplines of Ordinary and Higher National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering. Of particular interest is his approach to the production and costing of programmes, and his conclusions regarding the extensive integration of programmed texts into courses."…

A home economics education system is described which provides an organized method of examining present offerings, exploring innovative ideas for the future, identifying community and student needs, and locating resources for implementation as well as for assessment. Includes a section on where to find money resources. (CT)

Sets forth the future program development responsibilities of the administrator of vocational special needs programs. Discusses terminology, funding, and program content. Also examines major issues, incentives, realistic expectations, and accountability. (CT)

Describes a field test conducted by the North Carolina Office of Day Care Services to examine the relative merits of telecommunications and traditional training in a realistic setting. Compares costs, time needed for training, and trainees' attitudes. Also discusses location of teleconference centers, content development, frequency of delivery,…

This paper presents a historical review of applications of effort-reporting in medical education, comments on key methodological issues and describes a revised methodology of a 2-step estimating process that is flexible enough to accommodate a multidisciplinary medical education. (Editor/PG)

Competency-based teacher education refers to programs that are: (a) field centered; (b) individualized; (c) basedon specific performance criteria; (d) controlled by a consortium made up of representatives of at least colleges/universities, professional teacher organizations and representatives of the schools involved. (Authors)

Good will and dedication, conviction and faith, can achieve far more in second language courses than mere financial resources and material supplies. A good teacher, who is able to stimulate a class, can perform miracles. (Author)

Since 1979 collaborative activities in continuing education for human services workers in Montana have shown that combining training efforts among agencies and higher education units provides better instruction at a considerable savings in cost and particularly suits rural agencies with small training budgets and small, widely dispersed staffs.…

Students learned about forming and operating a coporation which they called The Apple Core. (RK)

The second of two articles discusses reciprocal services, some history of governmental involvement in indirect costing, and some alternative methods of dealing with the problems at the local school district level. (Author)

Based on the premise that cost measurement for a library can be performed in the same manner as for an industrial organization, this paper presents a hypothetical cost determination problem of a small company which produces bricks. A summary of the five steps taken to develop the various cost figures are: (1) Assign all cost items to the…

To determine the type of day care used and/or desired, a survey was conducted with representatives and women employees in industries in five economic planning and development districts of Arkansas during the summer and fall of 1971. Approximately 50 percent of the industries participated, with a total of 21,000 women responding to the survey.…