This paper is an introduction to the basic cost-related tools available to management for planning, evaluating, and organizing resources for the purpose of achieving objectives within a teacher education preparation program. Three tools are presented in separate sections. Part I on the cost accounting tool for identifying, categorizing, and…

The state's strategy for stimulating constructive change is to help clarify objectives, develop analysis techniques, and stimulate self-renewal. Each of these elements is considered in some detail. The problem of clarifying goals and objectives involves three contexts: the content, the level of specificity, and the individuals or groups to whom it…

As citizens demand governmental accountability, recreation agencies must devote attention to determining the cost of programs and to justifying the fee structure assigned to each program. This article addresses the need for proper pricing and offers a plan for establishing a pricing strategy. (MT)

Discusses the concept of "fixed-unit price contracting," an arrangement that is becoming popular with private industry councils (PICs). Guidelines include (1) find out as much as you can about the PIC's requirements; (2) figure out whether you can meet the PIC's requirements; and (3) keep in mind that most elements of a fixed-unit price…

Important findings from the School Health Education Evaluation are summarized, focusing on the four principal scores of overall knowledge, attitude, practice, and program-specific knowledge. The relationship of those scores to measures of program implementation and cost is described. Variables of program effectiveness are discussed. (Author/MT)

Suggests that adult educators in search of external program funding turn to state-based humanities programs, which are natural allies of adult education, having many of the same goals and sharing many common educational principles. (JT)

Because of concerns about the Department of Education's reliance on estimates to project costs of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) and a lack of historical information on which to base those estimates, Congress asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review how the department develops its cost estimates for the program,…

Cost data were collected from eighteen computer-based systems in the U.S.A. and Europe. Analysis of the data shows costs affected more significantly by system management, salary variations, and productivity of staff, than by technical factors such as depth of indexing, data preparation methods, or computer programming. (4 references) (Author/SJ)

This article discusses the definition and set difficulties of policy analysis in education in its examination of alternatives open, and uses as a model an approach to planning and policy analysis in the borough of York. (JA)

Relates author's experiences in establishing a day care center in a rural town. (SB)

Describes the present needs in adult literacy education, including the coat of a national literacy program. (SP)