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Bigsby, Elisabeth; Seitz, Holli H.; Halpern, Scott D.; Volpp, Kevin; Cappella, Joseph N. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
A growing body of evidence suggests that financial incentives can influence health behavior change, but research on the public acceptability of these programs and factors that predict public support have been limited. A representative sample of U.S. adults (N = 526) were randomly assigned to receive an incentive program description in which the…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Incentives, Program Descriptions
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Millard, Luke; Hargreaves, Janet – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
Innovations within higher education are often prompted through the capture of supportive funding. One of the largest examples of this arose from the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) initiative in England (2005-2010). Drawing on the experience of two such Centres, this paper analyses some of the consequences of that funding.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Financial Support, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Hayes, Cheryl D.; Bhat, Soumya; Connors-Tadros, Lori; Martinez, Laura – Finance Project, 2011
The audience for this guide is state, local, and program leaders who want to learn more about federal funding sources that can support early literacy programs and systems reform. Funding available through federal programs can help address the underlying causes of children failing to learn to read by the end of third grade, such as limited access…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Funding Formulas, Eligibility
Regional Resource Center Program, 2011
This brief is intended to provide State Education Agency (SEA) and Local Education Agency (LEA) educators with a brief overview of key components of GraduateFIRST, a Georgia program targeting issues impacting school completion for students with disabilities. Georgia's GraduateFIRST program has redefined the state's approach to raising graduation…
Descriptors: Disabilities, School Readiness, Technical Assistance, Individualized Education Programs
Universal Service Administrative Company, 2009
This paper presents the activities of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for 2009. The past year was one of accomplishment for USAC. USAC implemented a host of advances in operations, infrastructure, and outreach in an effort to continue to improve collection and disbursement of the Universal Service Fund (USF) support and to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Annual Reports, Activities, Outreach Programs
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Hollihan, Thomas A. – Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (JACA), 1993
Describes the system of revenue-centered budgeting at the University of Southern California and how it has benefited some academic units and penalized others. (SR)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Financial Policy, Financial Support
Higher Education Funding Council for England, Bristol. – 2002
This report describes the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and its role and responsibilities. The HEFCE was formed in 1992 to administer higher education functions in England. As a nondepartmental public body, the HEFCE has some autonomy from the government even though it administers public money. The HEFCE distributes public…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Chambers, Jay; Lieberman, Joanne; Parrish, Tom; Kaleba, Daniel; Van Campen, James; Stullich, Stephanie – 2000
The Study of Education Resources and Federal Funding (SERFF) examined the allocation and use of funds provided to school districts and schools through the Goals 2000 and five of the largest Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs for fiscal year 1997, corresponding to the 1997-1998 school year. The six federal programs included in this…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Chambers, Jay; Lieberman, Joanne; Parrish, Tom; Kaleba, Daniel; Van Campen, James; Stullich, Stephanie – 2000
The Study of Education Resources and Federal Funding (SERFF) examined the allocation and use of funds provided to school districts and schools through the Goals 2000 and five of the largest Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs for fiscal year 1997, corresponding to the 1997-1998 school year. The six federal programs included in this…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1979
Based primarily on identified needs for library and information services for the citizens of Alabama, the goals of the five-year program described in this report are stated as follows: (1) to ensure the basic minimums of library and information resources and services adequate to meet the needs of the citizens of Alabama, (2) to strengthen the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Chambers, Jay; Lieberman, Joanne; Parrish, Tom; Kaleba, Daniel; Van Campen, James; Stullich, Stephanie – 2000
The Study of Education Resources and Federal Funding (SERFF) examined the allocation and use of funds provided to school districts and schools through the Goals 2000 and five of the largest Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs for fiscal year 1997, corresponding to the 1997-1998 school year. The six federal programs included in this…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
University System of Georgia, Atlanta. – 1974
This document presents a plan for the further desegregaion of the University System of Georgia. Part A, a description of the plan, covers the University System of Georgia governance; organizational responsibilities for development and implemention of the plan; structure and role of university system institutions; desegregation of the University…
Descriptors: College Desegregation, College Role, Desegregation Plans, Faculty Recruitment
McCabe, Gerard B. – 1979
This report on the work of the Library Committee of the Capitol Consortium for Continuing Higher Education, one of six regional Consortia in Virginia, focuses on cooperative projects, including a proposal for a Periodicals in Richmond Area Libraries List. The proposed list, which is judged essential for resource sharing and for continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Education, Consortia, Financial Support
Unwin, Richard – 1974
SHE is a rural California home building corporation founded on the principles of self-help. Lacking sufficient capital to purchase or finance a home by conventional means, a low-income family may elect to "self-construct with SHE". A participant family agrees to invest its labor, up to 1,500 hours, in the supervised construction of its…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Housing Needs, Housing Opportunities, Low Income Groups
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Marcus, Laurence – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
The potential for reconciling state formula funding of higher education with institutional planning needs is discussed. It is proposed that states invent a financing mechanism that funds a fair share of the strategic aims of each public college and university, yet allows the state to invest in a few priorities. New Jersey's experiment with such an…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, College Role, Financial Support
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