The paper reviews three conceptual issues pertinent to understanding of current outcome data on effects of early intervention for disabled children: (1) intervention and assessment assumptions in early intervention research, (2) political and ethical concerns regarding cost-effectiveness of early intervention, and (3) the weight of evidence…

The diversity of American higher education and the transplantation of the industrial model of collective bargaining to campuses explain the modest contribution made by collective bargaining to university governance. Faculty should have the right to bargain collectively, but the cost usually outweighs the effectiveness, and strengthening collegial…

Discusses use of the computer to solve the specific scheduling problems in assigning umpires to American League baseball games and assigning crews of officials to Atlantic Coast Conference football and basketball games. Scheduling variables that complicate the process and make manual scheduling almost impossible are described. (MBR)

Defines and describes the components and functions that constitute a microcomputer--bits, bytes, address register, cycle time, data path, and bus. Characteristics of 8-, 16-, and 32-bit machines are explained in detail, and microprocessor evolution, architecture, and implementation are discussed. Application characteristics or types for each bit…

Data on costs of 48 secondary schools in one district in Great Britain are analyzed. The findings give some support to the hypothesis that per pupil costs are lower in larger schools, but the pattern is not consistent. Other consequences of size may be more important than cost. (Author/IS)

A marketing survey to determine the factors that influenced Wichita, Kansas students and faculty to participate or not to participate in the school lunch program--and the employment of a marketing specialist to use the results of the survey--increased participation by more than 10 percent. (MLF)

After identifying six reasons why the traditional office is inefficient, the author offers six suggestions for coping with such inefficiency, emphasizing that word processing might be the answer since it enables a firm to obtain optimum benefits from personnel and equipment through carefully orchestrated procedures and controls. (HD)

A solar heating system combined with increased thermal insulation at Parker Junior High School has resulted in a savings of about 75 percent in energy use. (Author/MLF)

The training departments that need consultant help the most often are the least likely to hire it, because they do not realize the time and money outside consultants can save. Training directors are advised on how to increase training value by effective management of the relationship with outside consultants. (Author/AJ)

The audit establishes how much and what kind of energy is consumed by each energy user in a building. This identifies the most cost-effective changes to maximize the performance of the existing mechanical and electrical systems and the building skin. Available from Consulting Engineer, 1301 S. Grove Avenue, Barrington, Illinois 60010, $15.00 per…

In May of 1974, the Applied Technology Satellite Number 6 (ATS-6) was launched. Among the jobs planned for ATS-6 was the large-scale delivery of educational and health services. Sponsored by the National Institute of Education, education projects were developed for Alaska, Appalachia and the Rocky Mountain Region.

Illumination in school facilities is more than just a standard, commonplace practice. Auditorium lighting at the new Walter Johnson High School of Bethesda, Maryland, and new lighting in the gymnasium at the Valley View Elementary School in Wadsworth, Ohio, have resulted in energy savings. (Author/MLF)

Procedures permit grouping departments on variables that provide an equitable basis for departmental funding. The series of steps is outlined whereby the financial significance of various process and role variables can be determined. (Editor/LBH)

The data generated by this study indicate that a CBTE training program can constitute a significant improvement over traditional programs of teacher education. (MB)

Efficient management and construction techniques enabled the district to economically complete ten schools that have different exteriors. (MLF)