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Download full textDrum, Jan; Otero, George – 1986
Information about the world and how it works is often hard to locate and difficult to understand. The objectives and activities in this teaching guide were developed to complement the "World Military and Social Expenditures" (WMSE) report in the study of global issues in secondary school classrooms. The report contains well-documented and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Input Output Analysis, Journalism
Peer reviewedCheng, Yin-cheong – Chinese University Education Journal, 1990
Explores the difficulty of evaluating school effectiveness, distinguishing between school effectiveness and school efficiency. Introduces seven evaluation models, and discusses the difficulty of integrating these models. Develops a dynamic model which reconceptualizes school effectiveness and combines characteristics of the integrated and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Hartman, William T. – 1986
This study investigated the resource allocation process--how school administrators obtain the proper resources to operate their schools, distribute the available resources among the various school programs appropriately, and manage resources for effective educational results--in four high schools during the 1984-85 school year. Information was…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Budgeting, Delivery Systems, Educational Equipment
Smith, Jana K. – 1984
The first of two related pamphlets, this guide provides information on how to conduct cost-outcome analyses, with an emphasis on measuring costs. After an introduction that delineates the purpose of the two-part series, the pamphlet is divided into six major sections. The first section, "definitions and rationale," introduces…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Block, Alan W. – 1983
This review summarizes and analyzes the body of research on the characteristics of effective schools in addition to early input-output research, which implied that the determinants of student achievement lay chiefly outside the control of the schools. Chapter 1 discusses patterns in the results of input-output studies, including research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Community Support, Educational Administration
Milam, John H., Jr. – 2000
This paper presents a complex, hybrid, method of cost analysis of online courses, which incorporates data on expenditures; student/course enrollment; departmental consumption/contribution; space utilization/opportunity costs; direct non-personnel costs; computing support; faculty/staff workload; administrative overhead at the department, dean, and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Middaugh, Michael F.; And Others – 1994
This book provides conceptual and practical strategies for the data and information collection and analysis needs of a diverse group of institutions, ranging from small rural community colleges to large urban research institutions. The model framework is designed for use by any size or type of institution and gives a broad overview of various…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection
