This discussion of satellite technology focuses on its use for educational and rural development programs and includes cost estimates from several different projects in developed and developing countries. Educational television costs are described, including reception equipment and programing. Support services are also discussed. (LRW)

Examines topics related to delivery of terminal care services: ability of various hospice programs to survive financially, contributions of various models of hospice care, impact of Medicare legislation on hospice movement, demonstration of unique hospice intervention, integration of spiritual care into hospice, and role of hospice in care of…

Presents various questions and answers on issues concerning the federal legislation known as the Act for Better Child Care. Issues addressed include child care program costs, national and state standards for quality child care programs, and child care staff compensation. (BB)

In this article problems with separate vocational schools today, considering current political and economic conditions, are discussed. Among the problems examined are social segregation of students and teachers, additional operating costs, and curriculum isolation. The authors propose that the comprehensive high school approach to secondary…

Describes a study conducted to evaluate the cooperative education program at the Technical College at Waseca as perceived by graduates during the years 1972-1981. Findings included academic departments varied in their knowledge of and assistance in planning learning objectives of co-op students, and graduates believed they received little or no…

Kansas City's Title I program features learning centers for older students and small tutorial groups for first and second graders and has effected consistently high achievement gains at low cost. The program's instructional design, courses of study, teacher training methods, incentives, learning center operation, and costs are described. (MJL)

Analyzes the impact of year-round schooling on administrative costs, student academic achievement, and attitudes among teachers and school staff as well as the community at large. Special emphasis is placed on the effects of year-round schooling on minority populations. (CMG)

Examines another dimension of the vocational training issue, namely the relationship of training and performance in specific jobs. It explores the relative effects of alternative types of job training on the performance and promotion of tradesmen in a large, modern factory in south India. (Author)

The purpose of this project was to review the use of price measures in education and training and to consider the types of measures that could be applied. There are several contexts in which price measures are needed and the context will affect the type of measure of price change that is needed. Section 1 of the report discusses budget estimates…

This annual report for fiscal year 1996 for the Educational Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions in Maryland provides information on the inmate population, school improvement, technology, correctional education libraries and technology, special education, and the Occupational Skills Training Center. Eleven tables reflect composite…

A study identified costs and benefits of different approaches to adult basic education (ABE) in Scotland and elements that contributed to effective delivery. Study procedures included reanalysis of results of a previous survey, interviews with directors in regional education authorities, a telephone survey of ABE providers, and detailed study of…

To examine the impact of technological innovation on student involvement in college, six community colleges were visited to interview faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The visits and interviews focused on current applications of technology, future plans, implications for professional development and staffing, implications for student…

Economics and mass higher education have become firmly coupled not only in the minds of distance educators but also in those of policy makers, politicians, educational economists, and social scientists. These conference proceedings add to the knowledge and experience of colleagues from around the world who address the topics of cost effectiveness,…

This issue of "Interchange" reports the findings of a survey of parents of children ages 14 and under in Scotland regarding child care demand. The purposes of the survey were to: (1) establish the types and quantities of child care used; (2) identify the financial costs of child care; (3) identify reasons why parents select different…

This paper presents contributions at a symposium about Carolina Alternatives (CA), a North Carolina program that blends capitated financing with public sector managed care for mental health and substance abuse services for children and youth eligible for Medicaid. The symposium focused on stakeholders' perspectives and on expenditure patterns of…