A benefit-cost analysis of the 1970 census emphasizes the allocative uses of data. Precedents for evaluating the production, analysis and dissemination of forecasts and projections, data used for determining allocations, and physical monitoring data are discussed. Benefit-cost analysis' greatest potential value may be for social monitoring data.…

Describes a model for establishing control of school food services through analysis of the aggregate variances of quantity, collection, and price, and of their separate components. The separable component variances are identified, measured, and compared monthly to help supervisors identify exactly where plans and operations vary. (Author/MLF)

Evaluation is one method of determining accountability in human service programs. A generic evaluation approach contains several steps: (1) stating a purpose for evaluating the program; (2) identifying evaluation questions; (3) identifying the nature of evaluation information; (4) collecting evaluation information; (5) analyzing evaluation…

Suggestions offered include starting a book drive, training regular classroom teachers in diagnostic and remedial reading procedures, having a reading share-in where teachers describe new programs they have used, teaching teachers to make their own reading games and materials, organizing volunteer programs, and involving parents in the reading…

Proposes two procedures for cost studies of processing of archival and manuscript collections, and describes the results of such studies at the University of Illinois. A description of processing efficiency measurements and of the application of study findings to program operations is also included. (Author/RAA)

Discusses the need for ships enabling researchers to work in rough weather, thus expanding research capabilities; suggests a prototype semisubmerged ship which would meet research requirements. (DC)

Discusses the need for a change in instructional concepts to improve cost-learning effectiveness. Examines individualized instruction (student responsibilities, teacher role, preparation of materials, teacher-student interaction, student goal-planning, and teacher and student responsibilities) and changes in business education. (CT)

Discusses reasons why colleges and universities have not supported the production of media materials for their instructional programs and proposes a cost effective approach for offering quality independent study courses (telecourses, radio/audio courses, text/study guides with audio support). (DC)

Discusses types of grievances in American industrial relations, their costs, and ways of resolving them. Accompanying tables indicate the frequency of different categories of grievances and resolutions. (Author/WD)

Experimental cost data based on 1977-78 federal funding showed schools could afford up to three daily 10-minute sessions per student of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in compensatory education. A more advanced CAI system yielded costs in the same range. Computer sharing between schools increased CAI costs per session. (Author/RW)

A model is presented for analyzing the cost benefits of a school reorganization in which ninth graders are moved to senior high schools and sixth graders to junior high schools. Data from a Maryland school district show the reorganization will save money through increased capacity utilization and economies of scale. (Author/RW)

Sections address service delivery, parent/family participation, staffing roles, training, and product development. Evidence of effectiveness of early intervention programs and information on the cost of providing services is presented. Journal availability; see EC 133 846. (Author/SB)

Describes a study in which two media presentations, tape-slide and film, were evaluated in order to determine their relative cost-effectiveness when used as automated teaching aids for the mentally handicapped. Sixteen references are listed. (Author)

Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys since 1959 concerning school construction point toward a continued drop in employee hours required per constant dollar of construction cost; as a percentage of all costs, materials and supplies have fallen below 45 percent, while overhead and profits have increased dramatically. (BM)

Discusses how to improve the effectiveness of staff meetings. Suggests important considerations: determining whether a meeting is needed, determining its purpose and objectives, developing the agenda, timing, facilitating group discussion, keeping and distributing minutes, and evaluating effectiveness. (CSS)