The booklet examines economic handicaps faced by homemakers and outlines a program for marital property reform. The document is presented in three chapters. Chapter I stresses the need for marital property reform by presenting case studies of situations in which a wife's contributions to a marriage were unrecompensed. Chapter II presents…

In the face of a decline in the number of proprietary business colleges in North Carolina, a study was conducted to identify projected business training demands for 1980-1985 in six regions within North Carolina; to identify the resultant curricular needs in the areas of marketing, retailing, business administration, accounting, and secretarial…

Designed to assist business education teachers of secondary students and adults in updating the business education curriculum in Arizona, this curriculum guide is intended to provide a transition from present courses to programs structured around competency-based instruction. The level of competency needed for specific career clusters and modules…

Statistical data regarding Federal City College students are presented in 19 charts and tables, some with accompanying commentary. The enrollment of 8202 students for Fall 1975-76 represents the highest since the college was established; fewer than half of the on-campus students study full-time. The majority of the full-time-equivalent (FTE)…

This book is intended to acquaint students and professionals in educational management with those activities in educational organizations requiring technical, business-related competence, and with selected management tools that aid in the analysis of those activities. Part 1, Fiscal Systems, includes discussions of fund accounting, direct costing,…

This report presents an instrument for estimating the direct and indirect costs of raising foster children in different regions of the United States. It also contains three primary research studies on foster care delivery systems, an in-depth study of foster parents in Delaware, a summary of major differences and similarities in payment systems,…

The Vocational and Occupational Interest Choice Examination (VOICE) was designed to measure the interests of enlisted men entering the Air Force. Items forming the inventory were primarily generated by examining job analysis in relation to the airman classification structure. The purpose of this effort was to develop and validate a prototype of an…

A major concern in planning for and beginning the operation of the National Institute of Education is the organization's management information system (MIS). The kind of MIS needed by NIE is referred to in the literature as a "fourth generation" system--one which focuses on the decision process and which is developed in terms of maximum…

This is a report of a study by the U.S. General Accounting Office for the U.S. Congress. Using data from the 2000-01 school year, the study focused on per-pupil spending, factors influencing spending, and other similarities and differences among selected high-poverty inner-city elementary schools and selected suburban elementary schools. From 42…

This index lists more than 2,000 business education articles and research studies that were published during 1995 in a selected list of periodicals that have been deemed essential to research and teaching in the broad business education spectrum. Among the subject categories under which articles are indexed are the following: administration and…

This report provides financial information on 22 church-related, federated, or affiliated colleges, universities or seminaries which receive grants from the provincial government of Ontario, Canada. Data summary tables focus on the following categories: (1) Combined Revenues and Expenses and Changes in Fund Balances; (2) Revenue and Additions by…

The lessons in this unit are designed primarily for Missouri vocational agriculture instructors participating in the Farm Business Management Analysis program. Each of the 10 lessons in the unit is a self-contained instructional package and includes material for monthly classroom sessions for young and adult farmers and for individualized…

This curriculum guide was developed to assist business instructors using Dac Easy Accounting College Edition Version 2.0 software in their accounting programs. The module consists of four units containing assignment sheets and job sheets designed to enable students to master competencies identified in the area of automated accounting. The first…

Over 200 microcomputer software packages applicable to vocational education are listed. Most of the programs are available for the Apple, TRS-80, and Commodore microcomputers. The packages have been reviewed, but have not been formally evaluated. Titles of the programs with names and addresses of the distributors are provided. Telephone numbers…

Information on California public school finance and basic financial principles vital to effective school financial management is provided in this guidebook for school board members. As a result of recent legislative and judicial actions, knowledge about budgeting and financial equity is crucial for policy makers. Five chapters discuss financial…