Concerned with the problem of determining program costs as part of the evaluation process, this article helps the practitioner arrive at useful conceptions of the term "cost" and procedures for assessing the costs of an educational program. Its purpose is to help design costing procedures for evaluation situations that are commonly encountered. An…

Planning Programming Budgeting Systems involve the introduction of three major operational concepts. First, the development of an analytical capability to examine in depth both agency objectives and the various programs to meet these objectives. Second, the formation of a five-year planning and programming process combined with a sophisticated…

This bulletin is a supplement of Chapter 7 of Volume 1 of the final report entitled "The Feasibility of the Georgia Educational Model for Teacher Preparation--Elementary" (Johnson and Shearron, 1970) (SP 004 171). The aforementioned chapter summarizes cost data in four categories: materials, equipment, key personnel, and supporting…

Scripts of the three presentations made during Forum 12 of the AACJC conference are presented here. The introductory remarks, made by James O. Hammons, deal with the need for accountability and cost effectiveness and the development of these concepts. Sharon Jaggard presents a comparison of three courses at Bulington County College on the basis of…

This report attempts to assess the economic benefits and costs of the PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education) Early Identification and Intervention Project. The report is structured to provide an indication of impacts generated by the Project, with some estimates of its direction and relative magnitude. The first section on impact…

Delivery costs per contact hour for secondary school vocational technical education in Tennessee were gathered from January to June 1973. A sample of six selected schools teaching 58 courses in 109 separate classes was used. Data were analyzed to determine direct and indirect costs per student contact hour for each course with and without…

This condensed version of the Basic Program Plan for the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching (SCDRT) outlines the proposed plans of substantive programs over the next several years (beginning December 1, 1972). Information on projected costs and the Center's institutional capabilities for administering, reviewing, and…

This document offers the results of a questionnaire designed to discover how the administration, staffing, and funding problems of Black Studies programs are handled at 10 major universities across the U.S. The institutions surveyed are: Atlanta, Duke, Howard, Lincoln, New York, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Vanderbilt, and Yale. The organization…

Our nation is becoming increasingly aware of the rising costs of medical care and the rising costs of the education of health workers. This report presents 7 case studies that review procedures followed by colleges or educational program directors in costing individual allied health occupation programs. The research was performed by the Cost…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate vocational education at the senior high school level in terms of both private and social costs and returns. Data on costs of vocational training and potential earnings with and without vocational training were used to estimate rates of returns on vocational education. Findings of the study indicate that…

The South Carolina 1976-77 annual reports of programs under Title I and Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act gives an overview of expenditures and programs followed by information on the specific projects. These include objectives and special problems of the programs. Title I projects for both years, including the 1976…

Expert advice to help you cut through the red tape of funding. (Editor)

This paper provides cost-effectiveness measures that can be used for analyzing secondary vocational programs in terms of program effectiveness against cost-efficiency. (Author/IRT)

The method of suspension described here is both legally and educationally sound. The authors say the additional expense of a suspension-room teacher is economical when considered in light of costs incurred to school, child, and society under the old system. (Editor)

Article discussed some examples of inappropriate uses of art materials, teacher's attitudes on what materials should be used in art education, and the utilization of leftover art materials. Some make-do solutions were offered. (RK)