Intended to provide insight into the dynamics of demand analysis, this paper presents an eight-step method for forecasting sales. Focusing on sales levels that must be achieved to enjoy targeted profits in favor of the usual approach of emphasizing how much will be sold within a given period, a sample situation is provided to illustrate this…

How to compare the costs of activities you are responsible for with the benefits resulting from those activities. (Author)

A school modernization project in Georgia uses air conditioning units linked to a closed water loop that retains and redistributes heat when and where needed. (Author)

This paper discusses the kinds of computer applications in relationship to the level of computer capabilities utilized and the educational benefits derived. (Author)

The sixth of seven articles to address the problem of what higher education can do to meet the space needs of new programs and a wider constituency, without resorting to new building. One way to meet space needs is to obtain facilities on an interim basis. Such facilities may be bought, leased, or used rent-free. (Author)

The results indicated that use of nonprofit outgoing postage, window envelopes, and business reply returns lowered the costs per contact and did not significantly impair rate of return. Use of a second-wave questionnaire was a very effective technique for increasing the response rate. (Editor/PG)

Accountability in this article means that both teachers and administrators are responsible for outputs resulting from their involvement in education and the consumption or use of vast resources being pumped into education by the taxpayers. (Author)

Describes the advantages of metal building systems in school construction. These advantages include faster occupancy, lower initial costs, reduced maintenance, flexibility, and predictability of cost. (Author/DN)

This study reports on an examination of the overlap of periodicals that are related to the discipline of education and that are currently received by the five southern University of California (UC) campuses. An estimate is made of the percentage of these commonly held periodicals that could be more economically borrowed from a regional resource…

This report concludes the second phase of a four-phase study concerning the application of the microfiche medium for onboard training. This study compared the efficiency of using microfiche versus traditional paper copy for training. Thirty experimental trainees completed the curriculum using training modules republished as microfiche. The school…

This article presents a preliminary estimate of the "loss" of investment involved in educating women for medicine. (Author/KE)

An economic analysis of the Open University with an attempt to examine the economic implications of establishing an open learning system in the United States. (Author)

Paper brings together available information on the cost of instructional radio and television and develops a methodology for analyzing that information. (Author)