Discusses the continuing education program at the University of Oklahoma as a basis for comparison with Great Britain. Topics include funding, appropriate teaching approaches, types of staffing, competition with junior and community colleges, business and industry involvement, and attitude of the public. (CT)

The Technology Costing Methodology (TCM) project developed and validated a generally agreed upon set of principles and practices for the costing of distributed/distance learning (DDL) courses. This article describes the TCM project, illustrates the application of the costing methodology (including capital costs), and concludes with a demonstration…

Rules of thumb for assessing the costs of developing a training course are provided for instructor-led, self-study, and computer-based courses. (JOW)

This document conveys mandatory policies that have their basis in Federal Law and/or program regulations. It also provides interpretations of Federal Statutes and program regulations initiated by inquiries from State Child Welfare agencies or Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Regional Offices. The manual replaces the Children's…

Throughout the existence of the Continuing Education Division (CED) at the University of Manitoba, three different fiscal models were applied by University Administration to the CED: the traditional model; the income-target model; and the subsidy model. (1) The traditional model paralleled that applied to faculties and schools. The CED was…

This monograph presents an overview of all educational programs approved for national dissemination by the federal Joint Dissemination Review Panel since l974. It provides basic information on exemplary products and practices in the described projects. The projects are divided into 16 sections: (1) adult education; (2)…

The activities and procedures for Education Service Center, Region 20, Evaluation Services' time accounting system are described. Each individual in the evaluation component at the end of the working day records his or her time spent on an activity. This is done through the use of the time accounting form which is completed and turned in weekly to…

The manual outlines the development of a hospital high risk registry for infants with hearing loss. A program conceptualization lists aspects of program planning, personnel, physical arrangements, financial administration, evaluation planning, records and reports, and coordination with other agencies. A guidelines section suggests a sequence of…

The final report addresses the cost and service impact of deinstitutionalization of status offenders in 10 states. Considered are the following aspects: state of deinstitutionalization (including change and legislative strategies, and non-resident services); services available to status offenders (including such service needs as additional…

The third paper in a series summarizing treatment and discharge variables from a community mental health center focuses on the interrelationships among client, process, and outcome variables. Analysis of such factors as initial impairment level, treatment time, process variables, discharge variables and therapeutic outcome is said to have pointed…

A study was conducted whose primary aim was to identify and explain additional costs incurred by Alberta, Canada school jurisdictions providing second language instruction in 1980. Additional costs were defined as those which would not have been incurred had the second language program not been in existence. Three types of additional costs were…

This document summarizes in table form all the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, projects in Wyoming in fiscal year 1968. Listed are the school districts, type of project, funding, superintendent, and beginning and ending dates. (NH)

The current status of career education combines continued interest and enthusiasm with problems and shortcomings relating to implementation, quantity and quality of programs, attitudes, and the need for collaboration. Four major attitudinal problems currently face career education. The problem of costs arises from those who think anything…

Public sector economic analysis differs from private sector analysis in that the former assumes continuous functions and very small departures from existing conditions while the latter is generally concerned with large discrete either-or decisions. This paper (1) defines an analytic measure that relates effectiveness and cost so that the…