An analysis of the rate of return on educational investment for students of accounting is performed to illustrate that, in economic terms, those who work full-time while studying in association-sponsored programs receive a greater return on human capital investment than graduates of two-year colleges. (SK)

Principals can improve programs by becoming science advocates (to teachers, students, and parents), constructing and pushing a science curriculum plan, ensuring annual funds for science materials, providing needed inservice experiences, monitoring the program, and handling likely problems. A 73-item checklist is provided for evaluating current…

Discusses a study estimating the instructional, administrative, and per-pupil costs of implementing school-based support teams in special education programs in three New York City districts. Draws on the results to describe the problems of defining and estimating special education costs in urban schools, and of interpreting cost-related…

Compares between the component and the modules (system) approaches which are used to teach electronics at Croydon High School, Australia. The author presents some personal views from his experience of teaching both ways. (HM)

The director of Woodberry Forest Summer School outlines the implementation and operation of his program as a model for similar endeavors. (SJL)

Six major factors that could affect the future of collegiate athletics were considered by the American Council on Education's Commission on Collegiate Athletics. They are: demographic trends, economics and costs, personal values, individual participation patterns, changing patterns of institutional sports programs, and regulation. (JMD)

Suggests that GCE and CSE boards need to bury their differences if progress is to be made on the 16-plus proposals. (Editor)

This analysis, intended for state-level decision-makers, is divided into three main sections--measurement of the positive impacts of the program, measurement of the costs of the program, and study of impacts relative to costs. (Author/IRT)

This article discusses self-employment as an employment option for individuals who are blind. Analysis of trends indicates the total number of facility managers who are blind in the Randolph-Sheppard Program declined from 3,524 in 1994 to 2,711 in FY 2001 and that self-employment outcomes typically cost less than competitive outcomes. (Contains…

Aspects of American and British postsecondary education are compared. Two lessons are seen in the American system: (1) it is easy to establish a mass-access system and difficult to reverse the process; and (2) providing undergraduate courses in community colleges is cheaper than providing them in research universities. (MSE)

Reports on a study of the way children are provided for in Scandinavia and explores those aspects of the child-care system which are potentially adaptable to American needs. Topics include prenatal and health care, parental leave, home child care, and the cost of education. (IAH)

Draws from a study of international education at community colleges to discuss three patterns of program administration, financial commitments and expectations, the importance of establishing an institutional policy on international education, and potential problems. (DMM)

Outlines some of the findings from public opinion polls and surveys on how the voting public feels about child care and what the actual problems are. Also indicates studies on child care which are now in progress. (BB)

The costs of outpatient training for medical residents in a community health center (CHC) are analyzed, based on a family practice residency of one medical school. The model used a computer spreadsheet program to determine the financial impact of the program on the CHC. Sensitivity analyses determined the effects of changing productivity, nursing…

Discusses academic support programs for distance education students and describes the results of an evaluation of the orientation program at the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ). A questionnaire was used to determine the costs of the program, whether student needs were being met, orientation attendance, and needed changes or…