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Barr, Robert D. – 1984
Confronted with declining enrollment and budget reductions, schools of education have increasingly considered institutional merger as a possible approach to survival. This solution is currently being worked out in large education systems in Maine and Indiana. During the decade since the merger of two large institutions in Indiana, both problems…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Planning, Declining Enrollment
Baldwin, Charles W. – 1978
Current budgeting techniques are reviewed in relation to their application to higher education, including (1) incremental budgeting, where decisions are based primarily upon former levels of expenditures, (2) zero-based budgeting, involving the establishment and ranking of "decision packages", (3) Planning and Programming Budgeting…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Hale, James A.; And Others – 1977
One of a three-volume series concerning the development and testing of a model for determining the costs of vocational education programs and courses, this final report contains in its five chapters an introduction, a review of related literature and research, field tests, an added-cost model for vocational education, and a summary with…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Development, Educational Finance, Field Studies
Doucette, Robert E.; Levine, Frank M. – Camping Magazine, 1979
An economic analysis of setting tuition rates for organized camps addresses four topics of general interest: (1) measuring the economic value (revenues and expenses) of a camp; (2) measuring the true costs (fixed holding costs, fixed costs, and variable operating costs) of operation; (3) establishing a demand curve for measuring camp revenue; and…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Cost Estimates, Economic Factors, Economic Status
Coyle, Edward J.; And Others – 1978
Three papers from conferences on statewide coordination in postsecondary education are presented as part of the Inservice Education Program of the Education Commission of the States. In "Educational Program Budgeting in Oklahoma," Edwaro J. Coyle and Dan S. Hobbs outline the principles, procedures, and processes utilized by the state in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Government School Relationship
Adams, Algalee; Greenwald, Herbert – 1977
This summary report about Project Renewal provides an overview of the need for faculty development and the concept of a representative faculty collaborative. The purpose of the project was to prepare the State College System for the establishment of a Center for Educational Development, a conceptual center, rather than a geographical center.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Frohreich, Lloyd E. – 1974
Two fundamental purposes of this guide are to aid school officials in the development of district budgets and to suggest ways and means of interpreting a budget to the public. This edition is in response to the changes in budgeting procedures, alterations and additions to state statutes, and modifications in the state school support formula that…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Budgeting, Educational Finance
Kakalik, James S. – 1978
The paper reviews issues related to the financing of special education for physically and mentally handicapped children. Considered are the following issues said to be unresolved despite improvements in special education and increases in funding: definition and prevalence of handicapped children and the nature of their service needs; service…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Definitions, Financial Policy
Kimbrough, Jackie; Hyman, James – 1978
The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) of 1972 authorizes grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to support the LEAs' efforts to desegregate or to reduce minority group isolation or its effects. The NPO program is a small component of ESAA which provides financial assistance to community…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Desegregation Methods
Genesee Valley School Development Association, Rochester, NY. – 1967
A proposal for ESEA, Title III, funding describes a plan for a regional cooperative educational effort involving nine New York State counties. The purposes of the project are improvement of educational quality and opportunity, and the coordination and dissemination of information on educational innovations within the region. One important feature…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Strategies, Geographic Regions
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1978
In 1976-77 a total of 5,917 students participated in Title I programs in the State of Alaska. Program emphasis continued to be on supplementary instruction in the basic skills from the preschool through the elementary and secondary levels. The most obvious trend in the Title I programs and their greatest strength over the past several years is…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Appropriations. – 1974
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 1975 budget for American Indian education for the Office of Education requests $42 million (the same amount provided in FY 1974) for the Indian Education Act. Of this total, $32 million is to be focused on special demonstration projects for Indian children and $8 million on special projects for Indian adults. These…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, American Indians, Budgeting
Nathan, Raymond, Ed. – 1976
To identify trends in state and local programs for retarded persons, the 51 state mental retardation coordinators were surveyed. Through telephone interviews information was obtained on the following topics: organization of state services, regional and local service patterns, the role of the private sector, budgetary trends, program trends, the…
Descriptors: Administration, Civil Liberties, Delivery Systems, Educational Trends
Fink, Arlene; Hoepfner, Ralph – 1975
The Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) is an attempt to restructure public elementary education in California. One of the requirements of the program is that it be evaluated during its stages of growth rather than upon completion. One report must be submitted to the Department of Education dealing with the degree and success of program…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Content Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Thomas, Olive W. – 1974
The Brevard County Plan was written to include goals and objectives for the years 1974-77. Goals for 1974-75 include promoting the career education concept in all district schools (emphasizing the various career education elements at appropriate grade levels), setting up placement services, coordinating county and district goals, program…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling Services, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
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