In a study of federal funding for nongame wildlife programs, techniques for quantitatively assessing the relative merits of alternative funding sources are examined. Economic efficiency, ability to pay, and benefits received are considered, and the interaction of analysis with political ideologies is discussed. (SLD)

While colleges and universities have often become just another special-interest group using contemporary techniques and encountering common problems in dealing with state legislators, the central interest remains the allocation of adequate resources for the institutions. (MSE)

Discusses problems of purchase of social services. Reviews literature concerned with cost and quality, including a study of participant satisfaction and cost effectiveness of homemaker services in Utah. (JAC)

Discusses effects of funding variations upon the rate of knowledge growth in algebraic and differential topology. Results based on a marginal productivity model indicated that funding variations had little or no effect upon the rate of knowledge growth. Lists 150 of the field's most highly rated papers. (ML)

This article discusses the types of preservation projects the National Endowment for the Humanities' Office of Preservation expects to support, the cost of these projects, and some strategies for accomplishing them. Projects conducted by Research Libraries Group, Association of Research Libraries, and Council on Library Resources are highlighted.…

The Symposium on Special Issues for Workers' Education in Industrialized Countries covered several topics: trade union opinions, the need for public debate, development education, new trends, investments and respect for union rights, union solidarity, resources allocated to workers' education, the role of the International Labor Office, and right…

The parent of a child with cerebral palsy offers guidelines for obtaining money through insurance to purchase major communication and mobility aids. (CL)

Contends that neither the liberalism of the 1960s nor the views of privatization offer a social philosophy that clarifies the purpose of the welfare state. (Author/ABB)

The General Accounting Office conducted a study to determine whether particular funding mechanisms play a role in helping universities improve program quality and whether funding mechanisms have different effects on research performance. Findings from the study are reported and discussed. (JN)

The declining level of government support for research has provoked concern regarding the impact on British science and scientists' morale and has triggered the formation of a lobbying group called Save British Science. Major issues (including financial considerations) are reported and discussed. (JN)

This article examines some of the research evidence bearing on questions central to the debate about the proper mix of family and state responsibility for the care of the frail elderly, including what forms of support older people and their caregivers prefer and how formal and informal care interact. (CT)

Reports on a national survey on area vocational-technical schools, describing by state the students served, governance systems, sources of financial support, and needs and problems. (SK)

Underscores the important role played by the case statement in a comprehensive resource development program. Looks at themes to be addressed and offers suggestions for preparing case statements to encourage individual and corporate financial support for the school. (DMM)

Identifies some cooperative education activities promoting more effective learning and the enhancement of excellence in vocational education. Discusses the interdependence of education and work, promoting private sector initiatives programs, and special student populations. (CT)

Examines one of the controversies of adult education--whether it should be supported wholly by learner fees. It is a microcosmic examination of the argument as it applies to continuing legal education. Argues that the legal profession, as a corporate body, is responsible for the cost of maintaining the competence of its corporate membership.…