Temporary categorical aids (seed money) have been popular during the past two decades because they purport to inject new ideas into the educational system which, by many, is believed to be incapable of initiating new ideas without stimulation and direction from Washington. The results of such action was examined. (Author/RK)

Discusses three different settings which illustrate the need for a cost-benefit type of evaluation and then gives examples of objective-based evaluation, goal-free evaluation, and cost-benefit evaluation. (RK)

Examines the experience of instructors using one major CAD (computer-assisted design) system, VersaCAD. The author provides an overview of the variety of training, funding, and curriculum opportunities available to those teaching CAD. (CT)

To pinpoint the trend toward regionally accredited, specialized colleges and institutions that focus on one or a small number of academic areas, the authors studied 14 such colleges and institutes located in the north central region of the United States. The results of their study are examined. (CT)

The author outlines the dimensions of the retirement boom in Australia and the cost implications of the changing population structure. He also discusses preretirement education (PRE) in Australia and the centralized information and planning of PRE. Finally, he uses American data to provide market background for a discussion of new activities. (CT)

This study indicates extension staff is better tuned to motivations of volunteers initially than to their ongoing needs. Volunteer staff say they value the intrinsic rewards of knowing they're doing a good job. They want training to continue to increase their competence. (CT)

Lists contributions professional journalists have made to education by speaking to students, sponsoring workshops, and providing awards. (DF)

Presented is the tabulated data of the 1975-76 survey of engineering institutions by the Engineer's Council for Professional Development. Data are provided for eight regions and include: institutional operating income, engineering operating funds, faculty salaries, program costs, equipment value, and facilities. (SL)

Historical development of the Chautauqua from the orginal 1874 New York event through its 1975 revival by the University of Nebraska in six of the State's communities is summarized. Regional planning meetings, program development, and production are discussed. Favorable newspaper excerpts and the 1976 Nebraska Chautauqua schedule are included. (MS)

Argues that school officials throughout the United States must adopt standardized school accounting procedures and terminology to permit meaningful comparison of educational expenditure and cost data and to provide an equitable basis for the distribution of federal educational aid. (JG)

Wyoming has become the first State in the nation to transform the concept of program budgeting into reality in every local school district. Such budgeting procedures, which link education costs directly to instructional programs rather than to general categories of expenditures, were introduced this year in all 60 of Wyoming's local school…

Discusses an athletic medicine program for women utilizing a team approach and stressing the importance of prevention of injuries as well as the care of the acutely injured athlete. (Author/RK)

From facilities to travel to operations, the cost of intercollegiate football is causing questioning on individual campuses and even in the NCAA of the purposes and even necessity of big-time programs. (Editor)

The author reviews the historical use of effort measure in cost allocation studies, examines criticism of the effort technique, and reports on several recent attempts by academic health centers to achieve a more valid measure of faculty activities. (Editor)

Discusses efforts to develop a systems model for the collection, processing, summarization, and comparison of cost data on the basis of sections, students, and instructional areas for vocational education in junior colleges. (JS)