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Education as an Industry. A Conference of the Universities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research. Universities-National Bureau Conference Series No. 28.
Froomkin, Joseph T., Ed.; And Others – 1976
This volume contains eleven papers that were presented at the National Bureau of Economic Research's conference, "Education as an Industry," held in Chicago in June 1971. The focus of the conference was on the internal working of the education system--its production functions, cost functions, and productivitiy. Part 1 contains four papers dealing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness
The Economics of American Universities. Management, Operations, and Fiscal Environment. SUNY Series, Frontiers in Education.
Hoenack, Stephen A., Ed.; Collins, Eileen L., Ed. – 1990
This collection of nine papers summarize research on the economics of university functioning including production processes, incentives and governance structures, cost and supply behavior, student attendance demands, and funding environments. The nine papers are: (1) "The Higher Education Production Function: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Planning and Educational Inequality: A Study of the Rationale of Resource-Allocation.
Byrne, Eileen M. – 1974
The research project documented in this book is about the allocation of educational resources for secondary education in Great Britain. It re-examines some current assumptions about the allocation of resources in educational administration and in schools. The research attempts to test how far specific or dynamic demand affects the release and the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Economic Change, Economic Climate
The Costs and Economies of Open and Distance Learning.
Rumble, Greville – 1997
This book is designed to give planners of open and distance learning programs the technical information needed to determine the cost of programs and analyze the behavior of costs. The following are among the topics discussed: budgets; classification of resources (human resources, premises and accommodation, and equipment and furniture); a basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Where Are the Resources for Lifelong Learning? Education and Skills.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2000
Based on country reports from a meeting of education ministers from 11 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, this book discusses the extent to which lifelong learning for all can be made a reality, including consideration of these three issues: (1) what lifelong learning means and how ambitious or how modest the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Cost Effectiveness
The Market for Vocational Education and Training.
Robinson, Chris, Ed.; Kenyon, Richard, Ed. – 1998
These 43 conference papers on vocational education and training (VET) markets are grouped under three broad themes describing them. Sixteen papers deal with the VET product and providers: "The VET Market" (Kemp); "Market Frameworks in VET" (FitzGerald); "The New Zealand Market Approach" (Barker); "An Economic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Competition, Cost Effectiveness
Education at a Glance 2008: OECD Indicators
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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The 2008 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance. It provides a rich,…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Demand, Educational Policy