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Download full textMathany, Allan R.; Buck, James E. – 1973
A mechanism is provided whereby individuals who wish to make instructional systems--for example, manuals or papers--available to others may examine in advance the cost factors involved in such an effort. The analysis conducted outlines detailed procedures for scrutinizing total costs, both for reproduction and distribution. The total for the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Costs, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedBirch, D. W.; And Others – Higher Education, 1977
One method of calculating unit costs for the teaching function is explained. A formula is developed for allocating expenditures on the basis of a timetable analysis and tested on data from Lanchester Polytechnic and Loughborough University for the academic year 1972-73. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewedAduol, F. W. O. – Higher Education Policy, 2001
Presents model for estimation of student unit costs and staffing requirements. Begins with specification of a "staff distribution matrix" setting out proportions of staff levels in a given staff category that are needed for a degree level. Student unit cost and staffing requirements are computed through manipulations on the matrix. The…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Foreign Countries
Longe, Remi S. – 1982
Concentrating on a sample of 30 secondary schools in the Oyo state of Western Nigeria, this study diagnoses the disparities in secondary education development there and seeks those factors that determine the unit cost of education. The status of secondary educational development in Oyo state is shown by examining those indicators showing such…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditure per Student, Foreign Countries
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1987
Fiscal year (FY) 1986 results of the annual unit cost study of the public community colleges in Illinois are presented, including basic data on course offerings, enrollments, and costs. After an introductory overview, data and analyses are provided, covering FY 1986 net instructional costs compared with previous years; net and full instructional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures
Brinkman, Paul T.; Leslie, Larry L. – 1985
Results of empirical studies of the size-cost relationship in higher education are synthesized, with emphasis on comprehensives, standardization, and mathematical integration. Results of research on economies of scale at two- and four-year colleges and research are summarized as follows: (1) two- and four-year colleges, on average, do experience…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment Influences, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures
Babeau, Andre; And Others – 1974
Proposals for calculating unit costs are advocated that are based on a body of methods common to the member universities. Production inputs and cost components in French universities are studied in terms of resources at the disposal of the university, and staffing, capital, operating, and transfer costs. Identification of activities and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Budgeting, Conference Reports, Cost Indexes
Gilmore, Robert B. – Studies in Management, 1972
Background information regarding the draft of "Audits of Educational Institutions," released by the Accounting Principles Board of AICPA, is presented. Sixteen proposed changes are identified to alert and assist the individual business officer in working with his public accountant or state auditor to assure reasonable interpretations…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Budgeting, Business Administration
Smith, Virginia B. – Planning for Higher Education, 1975
Because of increased access of postsecondary education in the 1950's and 1960's, higher education cost analysis gained importance. Attempts have been made to develop a standard unit cost, but it is hard to see unit cost accounting by itself as a valuable tool for public accountability or policy making. For these purposes a cost-effectiveness ratio…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Choice, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Clark, Robert M. – 1973
Research was conducted to study possible alternatives to ACT and SAT for admission and placement purposes. A survey of California community colleges revealed that the information desired about students is how well they can write, how well they can read, and how well they can apply basic mathematics skills and that the test should not exceed $3.00…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Admission, Community Colleges, Comparative Testing
Jelinek, Richard C.; And Others – 1971
To evaluate the effectiveness of Service Unit Management (SUM) in reducing costs, improving quality of care, saving professional nursing time, increasing personnel satisfaction, and setting a stage for further improvements, a national questionnaire survey identified the characteristics of SUM units, and compared the performance of a total of 55…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Differentiated Staffs
Progressive Architecture, 1973
The building cost analysis of Parkway North Senior High School has been prepared under the rules described in the first installment of a 3-part Building Cost Index (see EA 503 949); and contains a framework of categories, quantities, costs, and units of measurements. Performance data is listed to give a broad statistical picture of the building.…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Classification, Construction Costs, Construction Materials
Wachsmann, Thomas – Programmiertes Lernen, Unterrichtstechnologie und Unterrichtsforschung, 1972
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedSpencer, Carol C. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1971
Under comparable conditions, the cost of providing a photocopy did not exceed the cost of lending an original document. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Interlibrary Loans, Library Expenditures, Library Technical Processes
Sincoff, Martin; Reid, Tom – American School Board Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Educational Experiments, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
