The use of cost indexes is encouraged as a method of controlling cost and aiding planning. The use of analysis of variance is encouraged as a method of controlling cost standards. (MSE)

Automated management information systems (MIS) process a great deal of data at a relatively low cost. Staff involvement is vital to the success of any MIS. Designers must consider how information moves in the organization and coordinate the system design with this movement. (JAC)

Argues that federal activity in key areas can help ensure the successful application of microcomputers and videodiscs to science education. A bibliography is included.

A cost-utility framework is used as a basis for evaluating the relationship between the costs of developing alternative systems of information needed to support teacher certification and program accreditation, and the social value or utility of particular approaches. (RL)

Using a computer for interactive training opens up a whole new range of capabilities which would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. This article reviews procedures for developing programs and introduces ideas for exploration. (JOW)

To design cost-effective solutions to nursing practice problems, staff development educators must be able to identify problems accurately. This article presents approaches to problem identification and criteria for problem classification that will enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of staff development departments and activities. (Author)

Although computer-assisted instruction is usually not cost-effective or educationally effective enough to be worthwhile in secondary schools, courses that actually teach computing and programing, although also expensive, pay off in increased job opportunities for graduates. The author explains how to plan them. (Author/JM)

Two parents of handicapped children and two special educators respond to a paper by H. D. Bud Fredericks et al. concerning reasonable costs and ways to reduce expenditures in special education through such ways as using paraprofessionals and providing specialized services by a consultant working with the teacher. (CL)

Federal guidelines are detailed and specific as to what data are needed for full-cost accounting by school districts participating in federally funded school food service programs. (Author/MLF)

Provides advice on determining how much centralization is desirable and how to achieve it. Presents advantages of centralization. Suggests beginning centralization with a top executive mandate. Discusses the first meeting to define common objectives. (CSS)

While mental health center inpatient services will probably remain largely unaffected by diminishing federal grants, this loss of financial support will affect outpatient care. This paper examines how staffing patterns and work-load levels affect the ability to generate fee-for-service income from outpatient services while holding down costs.…

Discussed are the technical, economic and environmental feasibilities of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) as a generating source of electricity. (BT)

Detailed are the history, development, and future objectives of the Coriolis program, a project designed to place large turbine units in the Florida Current that would generate large amounts of electric power. (BT)

Issues related to the use of radio broadcasting for instructional purposes (such as two-way radio network conferences among doctors) and effectiveness, cost factors, and policy decisions within broadcasting are explored. Suggestions for implementing an instructional program on a school radio station are presented. (PHR)

The problem of selecting appropriate indicators for the evaluation of higher education programs is discussed. A set of indicators and a model for assessing institutional advancement programs are presented as a framework for the institutional manager. (Author/SF)