A sound education sector is fundamental for the economic, social, and political transformation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC has achieved significant progress in its education sector over the last decade, demonstrating strong resilience following a particularly violent period in its history. The DRC's development trajectory…

"ARL Statistics 2006-2007" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by…

"ARL Statistics 2007-2008" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported…

"ARL Statistics 2005-06" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries and 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported by libraries…

The Unit Cost Study is an annual project involving the direct participation of all public community colleges in Illinois. Each college submits basic data on course offerings, enrollments, and costs to the Illinois Community College Board staff, who in turn check the data for consistency with credit hour claims and financial reports and then…

These self-instructional resources have their origins in a workshop on the Costs and Financing of Open & Distance Learning which took place from 6-10 August 2007 in Gabarone, Botswana. The workshop was sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) with the overall aim of building capacity to plan, negotiate and manage appropriate financial…

This report contains estimates of the cost to California's public schools of meeting the state's achievement standards. In the aggregate, the cost is about 40 percent greater than the expenditures of California schools in 2003-04. The bulk of these additional costs are for resources needed to boost achievement in schools primarily serving students…

This study was an investigation of unit costs during the 1966-67 school year for single-college, California public junior college districts. The relationships between institutional size and total current expense of education, expenditures in seven major budget classifications, and expenditures in certain combinations of budgetary classes were…

This document provides 12 sketches or profiles of Management Information Systems (MIS) application. As a result of the 1973 preliminary Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) field test, some 45 colleges and universities across the nation developed compatible unit cost data and related information and compared themselves with one another. Twelve…

This is a comprehensive study of the expenditures of Canadian universities. The participating institutions filled out questionnaires, but only 23 of the institutions completed the whole project; therefore, many of the conclusions drawn in this report are admittedly of questionable value. Chapter I presents the introduction and background of the…

Rapid growth, limited funds, and vast changes in business and industry have required modification of old and development of new courses in the junior college. A comprehensive review of educational expenditures therefore seemed justified. This study developed a plan of accounting and cost analysis to determine the net cost of certain curricular…

Treats state government budget control problems, asserting that traditional administrative controls unduly restrict university flexibility in dealing with a competitive marketplace. After analyzing incentives, evaluating budget controls, and explaining budget officers' resistance to experimentation, this paper proposes a reform program based on…

Changing how the federal government reimburses states for foster care has been on the mind of reformers for more than 15 years. In an effort to advance the debate, the Department of Health and Human Services published an issue brief in 2005 that examines the relationship between federal Title IV-E funding and child outcomes at the state level. The…

This manual is designed to provide fundamental directions for systematic financial reporting and cost analysis for the administrators, accountants, bookkeepers, and staff of day care, Project Head Start, and other programs. The major aims of the manual are to induce day care directors to adopt uniform bookkeeping procedures and to analyze costs…

The costs incurred at Antelope Valley Community College (California) in evaluating the performance of college faculty members for the 1972-73 school year are summarized. Evaluation fell into two phases--implementation and operation. Implementation involved the issuance of written procedures, necessary forms, the purchase of equipment and supplies,…