To determine relationships between the current-unit-cost-per-student contact hours for post-secondary arts and science transfer curricula and selected vocational-technical programs, the 15 area schools of Iowa were visited personally by the investigator and data collected from the financial records of the institutions. The cost of each specialized…

An analysis of expenditures and other financial factors in the University of South Florida. Part I is an analysis of fiscal factors related to the operation of the University for the 1965-66 fiscal year. Part II is a history of selected related factors of institutional operations. The data in both parts are presented in tabular form. (FS)

At a day school in East Palo Alto, California, Negro preschool children attend classes which offer reading and mathematics instruction. The staff consists of volunteer teachers, most of whom are white and credentialed. The school's enrollment exceeds 200 pupils. Parents are encouraged to participate in the program, and when controversy over…

An outdoor education program is described which has the philosophy that a direct experience is better than a vicarious one, and that the efficiency of education is increased in direct proportion to the amount of direct experience. An historical background which included pilot programs and experimental programs is discussed. Facilities, philosophy…

This technical report attempts to (1) provide information on issues and factors involved in analyzing extended degree costs; (2) provide brief explanation of how cost-related tools have been used in allocation of resources in similar degree programs; (3) indicate the types of information that are needed in making cost analysis of the extended…

This booklet outlines 73 reading programs that have been successfully used in elementary or secondary schools across the United States. Program descriptions include the nature of the program, its achievements, how the program works, required materials and activities, necessary staff training, basic costs, current status, and where additional…

The Unit Cost Study is an annual project involving the direct participation of all public community colleges in Illinois. Each college provides basic data on course offerings, enrollments, and costs in each instructional area to the Illinois Community College Board, which checks the data for consistency with apportionment claims and financial…

The report contains, in table form, national summary data compiled from FY 1973 annual reports submitted by all States in the administration of vocational education with the exception of American Samoa and the Virgin Islands, whose reports were not received. The data presented include statistics relating to expenditures, enrollments, program…

This compilation of tables, graphs, and charts is intended to serve as a source document for fiscal information on the community colleges in Connecticut and to provide guidance for the fiscal planning of college operations. Data covers the financial activities of state administered operating and capital accounts of all Connecticut community…

This annotated bibliography included summaries of 14 articles and one report dealing with the topic of school and college food service programs. A brief introduction discusses the current trend toward more diversified use of food service facilities and describes recent innovations in the preparation and distribution of students' meals. Many of the…

A screening mechanism using objective data was developed to determine which of the nearly 60 different associate degree and diploma occupational programs offered by Gateway Technical Institute should be subjected to in-depth evaluation and at what frequency the evaluation should be conducted. Four factors for which objective data were available…

Congressman Ralph H. Metcalfe asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review implementation of the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program administered by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's (HEW's) Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). An estimated 10 million children under age 21 are…

The document provides a list of 10 of the international agriculture activities available for the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters' participation: Work Experience Abroad (WEA); Development Projects; FFA Study Seminars; Care, Inc.; Walk for Development; Agriculutural Seminars; Heifer Project; CROP; World Neighbors; and Meals for Millions.…

The second volume of the study contains the sections on management feasibility and economic feasibility, which comprise more than two-thirds of the document, and sections on simulation modeling, client acceptability, inservice design, evaluation, and maintaining relevance of the model for teacher education in the 1970's. The section on management…

This first volume of a three-volume feasibility report on the Georgia model for elementary teacher education outlines the procedures used in conducting the study, and presents the theoretical considerations involved. The engineering strategy proposed for a 5-year development program is summarized, the essential characteristics of the program in…