The procedures and effects of the reallocation of vacant teaching posts as a response to economic constraints in Finland's higher education system and as a method of carrying out national educational resource policy are examined. Two institutions are described. (MSE)

Examined (1) whether educational opportunity programs (EOP) designed for disadvantaged students were proactive or reactive in their responses to students' needs, (2) whether institutions "institutionalized" this support by providing funds from the base budget, and (3) the degree of institutional funding before and after Federal monies were made…

Designing a cost planning requires attention to the external environment, as well as an understanding of the relative influence of facts, as opposed to values, in resource allocation processes. A context for selecting design characteristics of a planning process is established. (MLW)

Argues that effective college management depends upon the budget implementing the important values of the institution. Suggests a model integrating strategic and operational planning and resource allocation. (AYC)

A decentralized administrative environment can help ensure the effective allocation of resources through particpative decision making. The decentralized structure at Washburn University is described along with how it helps integrate the planning and budgeting process and the effectiveness of the resulting resource allocations. (MLW)

This discussion of the cost efficient allocation of time in public libraries highlights time as a "fee," the cost of time, time and public library use, Sunday hours and time, cost of Sunday hours, the flextime factor, and use of Sunday hours. Eight sources are given. (EJS)

Part/Whole percentaging analysis is a simplified method of evaluating alternative policies or decisions with multiple goals measured on different dimensions. The aggregated percentages for each policy may be used to select the best policy, subset of policies, or for budget allocation across policies in proportion to their aggregated percentages.…

The pattern of educational expansion and retrenchment and the growing effects of the scientific-technical revolution on corporate-university relations in the province of Ontario are summarized. The authors argue that corporate-university collaboration appears to be a one-sided partnership, oriented primarily to the needs of the corporation. (MT)

Recommends that education agencies adopt "intermediate implementation goals" for reform and assess progress toward these goals, in order to satisfy political pressure for visible improvements and thus retain public support. (MCG)

Describes recent financial problems in support service provision faced by France's fourth largest university due to a steep rise in operating costs, a government mandate to maintain high academic and research standards, decreased resources, and efforts to improve resource use in the period 1977-81. (MSE)

Switzerland's overall plan for planning and coordinating university functions, the administrative and funding trends noted since the plan was first implemented, and the experience of Fribourg University in implementing the national plan are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

Briefly reports research findings on the long-term effects of preschool education. Recommends that permanent reform begin at the preschool and elementary levels with a concentration of resources in these years. (AS)

Examination of resource distribution in Detroit's decentralized school district found that the relationship of socioeconomic variables to spending levels and class size varied in the system's eight administrative regions, indicating that regional administrators used different rules in distributing funds to individual schools. (CMG)

Academic dentistry is experiencing financial austerity and must be able to reallocate its resources in order to provide the optimal level of service within a given budget. Dental college faculty will need to develop procedures and criteria for program restructuring that will increase educational flexibility and link budgeting with planning.…

At each of Baltimore's 46 junior and senior high schools, a microcomputer system distributes tickets for subsidized lunches and transportation for over half of the students. (MLF)