Presents a mathematical model concerning the implicit risks to employers and employees of investing in on-the-job training (OJT). Suggests how to reduce OJT risks through "training insurance," where risks are pooled among employers and employees, and discusses more efficient contracts, losses due to layoffs, and OJT technology improvement.…

Explains two career education approaches: one integrates academics while teaching about actual careers; the other teaches employability skills. Both cost little or nothing to implement and use existing school resources. For example, the cafeteria is used as a source of information on occupations, health laws, food delivery, hiring practices, using…

Describes how community volunteers, local businesses, and school employees in the Niles Township (Illinois) High School District collaborated to acquire and install lights for the school football field. (RW)

Challenges the way outcomes of human service programs are described in existing accountability methodologies. Establishes basic assumptions and propositions that should be made to implement a competency approach. Proposes a theoretical approach to accountability in human service programs based on the attainment of competencies. (Author)

An evaluation methodology based on problem-solving techniques which can be effective and efficient in defining and analyzing problems which impair program performance is described. The model provides a potentially unique cost/benefit methodology for estimating the potential worth of improving program performance. (Author/RL)

Explored differences between factors related to occupational preference and occupational choice for college students. Results supported the model indicating occupational preference was primarily a function of pure attraction; occupational choice was a function of attraction, expectancy of attaining an occupation, and consideration of expected…

This article focuses on how the training dollar is spent, by line item, within a cost model structure. Items discussed include instruction, travel and per diem, instructional material, facility use, administrator salary and fringe, organization costs, and lost salary time. Use of the model for cost analysis also is examined. (CT)

Recent developments in chemical technology can control graffiti by using chemicals that emulsify and soften the paint and are then rinsed with water under pressure. Protective coatings are applied that allow the easy removal of spray paint by a variety of methods. (Author/MLF)

The use of computers to assist in learning situations is reviewed on an international basis, evaluation studies and costs are examined, and critical issues are analyzed as they pertain to hardware, software, and courseware development. Recommendations are offered for educationally cost-effective uses of computer-assisted instruction. A 67-item…

Explains and illustrates a method of measuring institutional cost effectiveness, which considers the following criteria: numbers of students, credit hours, and courses taught per semester; overhead; instructional costs; and salaries. (DMM)

A program was developed in comprehensive eye care for a university community. Topics discussed include: (1) history of the program; (2) staffing and staff responsibilities; (3) quality assessment; (4) consumer surveys; and (5) implications for health care providers. (JN)

Underground geothermal water from an artesian well supplies heat for rural Haakon School District in Philip (South Dakota). The same water is then piped to the downtown business district a few blocks away and sold as fuel to participating merchants. (Author/MLF)

Analyzed 400 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) (WISC-R) protocols to determine whether an abbreviated form could be identified that would be cost-effective. Results indicated that the derived prediction equation could be applied to the results of five designated WISC-R subtests to predict range of intellectual functioning with…

Presents excerpts from a monograph entitled "Economics of Education: Subject and Method," by S. L. Kostanian, researcher at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Excerpts focus on economics in public education, effectiveness of specialist training, details of labor organization, problems of economic effectiveness,…

Describes an advisory committee meeting in which members from across the country met via the telephone company's Picturephone Meeting Service. Outlines the procedures, benefits, and members' reactions to their first electronic gathering. (DC)