This curriculum guide was developed for a senior-level introductory accounting course for students in high schools in Manitoba. The course introduces Canadian accounting principles and practices; it applies Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to introductory financial accounting. The guide includes the following components: (1) an…

This annual report presents 1996-97 financial information on 22 church-related colleges, universities, and seminaries in Ontario, Canada, which are also affiliated with public universities. Fourteen tables present the data in summary form and include: (1) combined revenue and expense and changes in fund balances; (2) revenue and additions by…

This volume contains 14 papers on productivity, incentives, and financing in U.S. higher education, issues of particular urgency in light of revenue shortfalls, expenditure pressures, and controversies that have shaken public confidence in higher education. Part 1 contains two background papers: "Introduction" (Michael S. McPherson, Morton O.…

This instructor guide for a unit on financial analysis in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 1 of learning--understanding…

This instructor guide for a unit on financial analysis in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 2 of learning--planning for…

Results are reported of a study conducted to determine the status of available facility space in 113 North Carolina institutions of higher education at the end of the drop-add period of the 1990 fall term. Information is presented in four sections which reflect the four broad facilities concerns for which data is provided: the utilization of…

The suggestions contained in this guide are intended for local Illinois school boards faced with surplus school property. School boards should have open meetings to advise the community of the decision to sell or lease the property. Liaison committees should be established for communication between the school board and the city council, planning…

The sources and amounts of funds available for Illinois pre-kindergarten through post-secondary educational programs are explained in this monograph. The publication contains a summary of fiscal year 1984 appropriations and fiscally related legislation, as well as a brief explanation of state revenues and sources of local revenues. Chapter 1…

This teaching manual is designed to help students with special needs learn and apply recordkeeping skills in agriculture. The material applies specifically to recordkeeping for a supervised agricultural experience program. The units presented here supplement the curriculum guide, "Developing Programs of Supervised Agricultural…

The paper describes a critical peer review developed at Napier Polytechnic (NP) of Edinburgh, Scotland for the evaluation and monitoring of its courses. Illustrations of the system are based on the accounting courses offered by the Department of Accounting and Law. The paper first describes the creation of NP from an amalgamation of two colleges…

The school business administration function in the operation of American schools has undergone dramatic changes during the past several years. Changing demographics, high technology, the movement to professionalize school administration, and changes by the legislative and judicial systems have all had significant impact on the character of school…

This manual has been compiled for use in the preparation and administration by North Carolina school districts of the standard budget format and budget resolution. A budget is a financial operating plan consisting of estimates of the proposed expenditures for a given period of time and the anticipated revenues that will finance the expenditures.…

This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for eight occupations in the microcomputer series. Each occupation is divided into 5 to 11 duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been taught and to provide space…

Four papers generated by a broader study of issues management in three suburban Chicago school districts are collected here. "Achieving Routine" focuses on the effective routinization of organizational change, in this case a curriculum decision, through the use of administrative mechanisms and the conceptual linkage of the new to…

Ideas and activities are provided for teaching computer skills and applications in business classes. Divided into sections on general applications, accounting applications, and word processing, this guide is designed as a supplement for the teacher when exposing students to the uses of computers in these areas. Most of the activities require the…