Information on state tax support of higher education in the United States is presented. In addition to trend data since 1976, data on state tax-fund appropriations for each state and specific colleges and systems are provided for fiscal years (FY) 1985-1986 and 1986-1987. A narrative section reveals that there was an increase of nearly two billion…

A study was made of the ways in which norms of distributive justice constructed within families depend on types of family interaction and on the socioeconomic position of spouses. Data were obtained via a scenario technique enabling observation of the way in which 107 Swiss families resolved 5 typical problems of equity: parents' retirement,…

Five papers are provided from a symposium organized to present several economic studies relating to income tax structure and reform in agriculture. "Toward an Optimal Income Tax Policy for Southern and U.S. Agriculture" (Harold F. Breimyer) is a structured argument for comprehensive tax reform that increases the equity of the income tax…

Cooperative doctor of philosophy degree programs in educational administration and supervision have been developed between the College of Education at Georgia State University and three of the System's 14 senior colleges. Cooperating senior colleges are located in three different geographical sections of the state: Valdosta State College; Columbus…

Strategies for reallocation of resources that were used by five public colleges are discussed. Attention is directed to the efforts of institutions that are under severe political, economic, and time pressure. At each of the following schools that were visited, meetings were held with key administrators, faculty members, and students: the…

Needs assessment almost always focuses on the assessment of change, change from the real to the ideal, present to future, actual to expected, and so on. As a result, most definitions of need can be represented by a mathematical-style change formula. However, most presentations of the concept of change do not completely represent the complexity of…

Proposes a utility maximization theory to explain the continuation of the growth process and describes the nature of the public policy which will be necessary to effect changes in resource allocation in higher education. (Editor/PG)

As a means of obtaining economies in universities, this article defines "cost", describes a method for costing the resources of a university in two ways, and gives the implications of the disparity which arises when "costs" are discussed. (Author/PG)

This paper is a review and analysis of a report on compensatory education which was prepared by the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report focused on the problem of the allocation of funds on the basis of achievement test scores rather than on the poverty criteria. It discussed issues regarding the allocation of Elementary Secondary…

This paper presents the 1976-1977 allocation of monies by the New York City Board of Education to New York City's thirty-two decentralized community school districts. It is organized around five modules. Each module consists of a grouping of functional activities for which separate allocation formulae are utilized. The modules cover the following…

A model is presented in which the division of library resources among competing interests is based upon considerations of economic efficiency. It is argued that allocation decisions should depend upon the prospective usage rate of materials, explicit value judgments about how much such use contributes to the university's goals, and costs. (Author)

Summary of report on study entitled PLANNING FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND BUDGETING STSTEM," by Selma Mushkin (Education Commission of the States Steering Committee meeting, December, 1968).

A survey of nonformal community education activities was conducted to determine specific use of media for identified educational and informational purposes. The results presented in this report are intended to provide resource information to professionals and paraprofessionals who ultimately may be employed in Learning Resource Center-Based…