Cost effectiveness of the QUERY program for searching the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base has been an important issue at Auburn University. At least two broad categories of costs are associated with information retrieval from a data base such as ERIC: fixed costs or overhead and data base associated costs. The concern at…

A guide for a conference on the role of the supervisor in effective personnel management is presented. The purposes of the conference are: (1) to examine the basic principles underlying the Federal personnel system and to see how the various parts fit together, (2) to discuss the personnel management responsibilities of supervisors, and (3) to…

In this paper, the author looks at the contribution of education to economic growth and examines the desirability of public vs private financing of education from the standpoint of economic efficiency and equity. The author sees expenditures on education as an investment in human capital, the contribution to output of such an investment depending…

There have recently been a number of new concepts introduced into the building industry to reduce building costs. In this speech, the author illustrates how three of these new concepts -- construction management, building systems, and value engineering -- can be combined to effect significant reduction in both the initial and the ownership costs…

This report compiles unit cost and wage rate information for fiscal year 1969-70 on maintenance and operation of physical plants of universities and colleges. Data are divided into unit costs per gross feet and wage rate survey. Each section is grouped by region, enrollment, and by top level of academic program. The appendix includes questionnaire…

As a result of a survey made to identify and classify the emergency repairs being made in the Memphis Public Schools, an "Emergency Repair Manual" was developed to provide the basic guidelines and information required to obtain maximum benefits from 2-way radio with select call and paging provisions. Each emergency is coded on the…

A model utilizing the concepts "effectiveness" and "acceptability" was the basis for analyzing reading programs in 120 Atlanta elementary schools during 1970-71. Gain rate of effectiveness and level of acceptability were based upon six factors influencing student achievement--pupils' entry knowledge, families' economic level,…

The use of large-scale delivery systems to transmit information and skills to a large number of users at low cost is examined. A systematic review of past and current experiments with educational applications of computers and television is coupled with a study of the social milieu in which public schools can be expected to operate in the near…

A detailed guide to selecting appropriate source data automation equipment is presented. Source data automation equipment is used to prepare data for electronic data processing or computerized recordkeeping. The guide contains specifications, performance data cost, and pictures of the major types of machines used in source data automation.…

An experiment was performed in a two semester introductory college physics course for non-science majors. The goal of the experiment was to determine the extent to which computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and knowledge of group dynamics can overcome the serious instructional problems of large introductory lecture courses. Students were divided…

Upper level colleges, those institutions offering only junior and senior year baccalaureate programs and programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees, could be funded under the same formulas as other colleges and universities, but the development of a special funding formula is highly recommended. In the state of Texas, the funding formula…

This report outlines the current problems of financing education and illustrates how the establishment of a National Education Trust Fund (NETF) by the Federal Government would enable the nation to overcome these problems. NETF, according to the author, would operate on a revolving, self-liquidating basis; and it would finance a major portion of…

The objectives of this project to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of American Indian education through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) were (1) a system analysis of the BIA schools to identify educational goals and objectives and the critical factors contributing to or impeding eeducational effectiveness in achieving the goals; (2)…

This report presents the statistical results of agricultural demonstrations for two crops--cotton and sorghum--in Hockley County, Texas. Demonstration results are geared to increase the knowledge and understanding of possible solutions to the many problems that are impediments in reaching long-range goals established by the County's Program…

An experiment conducted in 1975 tested the effects of two policy changes in five Oklahoma County Library System bookmobiles: (1) conversion to predominantly paperback collections; and (2) relaxation of overdue policies. There were two indicators of success: (1) the bookmobiles experienced a 26% increase in circulation during the year; and (2) the…