Cost benefit analysis may in the future become a valuable tool for management in higher education, provided the benefits of acquiring a body of knowledge can be defined. Since higher education is not subject to the disciplines of the marketplace in the sense that private business is, we need to find other reasons for influencing our decisions on…

The costing procedures in this manual have been selected to give postsecondary educational institutions a way to determine the full cost of resources used in achieving institutional objectives. The procedures have been tested by a limited number of institutions within a wide range of activities, and are being released in a filed review edition at…

A proposal is made to use LSCA funds for the purpose of establishing a community video center in the Memphis and Shelby County Public Library and Information Center (MSCPLIC). The center would be designed to assist citizen groups of all kinds in presenting programs on the new cable TV system now being installed throughout the city of Memphis. Such…

The results of a 3-year project that developed a practical program for the wide-scale implementation of behavior modification in urban schools are presented in this paper. The major outcomes of the project were (a) a practical, cost-effective behavior modification program that reduces discipline problems, increases student motivation, and…

This document presents an analysis of the total costs for operation of degree programs during 1972-73. The direct instructional costs for all courses provided by the Basic Science departments and the Schools of Allied Health, Medicine, and Dentistry are determined through standard-format budget review, faculty interview, workload study, and effort…

The objective of this study was to determine the cost of implementing 27 career education instructional packages in 77 Mesa (Ariz.) public school classrooms, grade K-6. Costs were part of the regularly budgeted classroom, instructional, and related costs rather than new ones. Costs for implementing federal units were $.008 and for state units were…

In recognition of the increasing concern for the expenditure of tax dollars and the resulting need for accountability in budgeting, this study provides a model for program budgeting at the collegiate level in industrial education. Course outlines for drafting and woodworking at the University of Northern Colorado were analyzed and activities were…

Current evaluation activities in the New Jersey school system are surveyed, and recommendations for future evaluation efforts are made. The current activities and future developments of school (or school district), statewide, and project (or program) evaluation are discussed individually. The following program objectives are suggested: to raise…

This document illustrates one approach to the preparation of an instructional program budget and how it might be used to enhance the allocation of scarce resources in higher education. The ideas presented here are intended only as an introduction and will provide the reader with a brief overview of program budgeting as the term is currently used…

The purpose of this study was to assess vocational education as it exists within correctional institutions and to provide information useful in planning and developing needed educational programs. To collect the necessary data, a questionnaire was distributed to those correctional institutions housing over 100 male inmates and all institutes…

THE STUDY WAS MADE TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL AS AN AREA RESOURCE. A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS WAS SET UP WHICH TREATED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS AN INVESTMENT WHICH COMPETES FOR COMMUNITY FUNDS. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS WERE MADE OF SUCH INFLUENTIAL FACTORS AS (1) KINDS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS WHICH ACCOMPANY ANY LOCAL…

Two types of reports containing program cost information that can meet a variety of administrative needs are available--descriptive and comparative. The descriptive reports show program cost and Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) revenue information. The comparative reports show program costs as percentages of revenues, as percentages of…

A model is outlined that generates program costs and indicates the relative contribution of the various dimensions of a program to costs. The model says that there is no direct relationship between costs and learning, but that program (and school) parameters intervene. Some of these parameters have costs associated with them, but these are not…

This interim evaluation report presents an overview of Dade County (Florida) systems programs--instructional assessment and management structures which provide for the acquisition of reading and mathematics skills by individual students. A survey of the programs reveals that, as of 1974, 1660 installations had accommodated approximately 50,000…

Thirteen ideas from the NACUBO-U.S. Steel Foundation "Cost Reduction Incentive Awards" of the past three years are presented. Among them are: Rochester Institute of Technology's employee assistance plan (counseling for drug or alcohol abuse or family or financial problems); and Duke's Consolidation of duplicating services. (Author/LBH)