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Anderson, Richard E., Ed.; Meyerson, Joel W., Ed. – 1992
This book presents a collection of essays from prominent administrators and influential thinkers in higher education who offer their prescriptions for responding to the challenges imposed by higher costs and reduced revenue expectations. Innovative improvements in the operating efficiency in such areas as administration and support services,…
Descriptors: Administration, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Economics
PDF pending restorationKaiser, Harvey H. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1983
The responsibilities and functioning of a college trustee committee on buildings and grounds (i.e., physical plant/campus development) are described. Specific tasks of the committee include: ensuring the adequacy and condition of capital assets; developing and keeping current physical planning policies for land, buildings, and equipment; providing…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Building Operation, Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1985
Financial planning and management responsibilities of college governing boards are examined. External factors and the institution's condition and direction of movement are addressed, along with policies concerning financial resources (e.g., tuition, financial aid, investments, and educational and auxiliary sales and services). Also considered are:…
Descriptors: Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, College Planning
Download full textDickmeyer, Nathan; Hughes, K. Scott – 1979
A workbook for financial self-assessment of small, private colleges is presented, along with information on the field testing stage. Eight small private colleges helped develop the workbook, which is intended to assist trustees, presidents, and business officers evaluate financial strengths and weaknesses of the school. Included is a checklist of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Data Interpretation, Debt (Financial)
Franklin, Paul L. – 1979
This practical introduction and guide to the financing of a state-based system of career information is intended for policy makers and practitioners engaged in implementing career information services. Chapter 1 is an introduction to both career information systems and their financing with concentration on service fees as the base for attaining…
Descriptors: Career Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Qualifications
Mitchell, Anne – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses funding from foundations as a solution to the financial problems child care centers are encountering. Examines different types of foundations and their basic characteristics, and proposes ideas for identify and pursuing the most appropriate. Suggests that the process of seeking and receiving foundation funding takes time, effort, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Budgeting, Corporate Support, Costs
Sherouse, Vicki M. – Technology Connection, 1995
Provides guidelines for automating a school library with limited funds and staff. Includes suggestions for preparation; finding equipment, choosing software, using MARC records, using volunteers for barcoding/loading records, the initial switch to an automated catalog, and continuing expenses and hardware upgrades. A sidebar lists costs for a…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software Selection, Facility Improvement, Guidelines
Bratlie, Ron – 1986
This paper is a checklist on ways to save money targeted to administrators of small rural schools but appropriate to schools of any size. Tips concerning staff include salary issues, early retirement, time management techniques, involving staff in budget and facilities planning, and utilizing limited-experience teachers, teacher-administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Costs, Educational Economics, Educational Equipment
O'Neill, Joseph P.; Grier, Phillip M. – 1984
Perspectives concerning the effective use of a small college's resources and assets in a time of declining government support and decreasing enrollments are presented. Attention is directed to improving cash flow, staff reduction and early retirement, external sources of long-term financing, college financial student aid, and managing real estate…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Educational Finance, Employment Practices, Expenditures
Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1990
The purpose of this guidebook is to reflect the changes that have occurred since 1973 in governmental accounting and education finance. This document serves as a vehicle for program cost accounting at the local and intermediate levels. Although not required by federal law, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) encourages state and…
Descriptors: Bookkeeping, Budgeting, Costs, Databases
Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY. – 1978
Details of the aid-to-education programs of leading companies are compiled, revealing profiles of corporate purposes and policies in educational support and the principal types of support mechanisms being used to reflect corporate interests. Ways in which diverse corporate interests can be accommodated by program structure are shown. The casebook…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Business, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Directories
Creese, Andrew, Ed.; Parker, David, Ed. – 1994
This manual is designed to provide primary health care program managers with guidance on how to use cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis as tools to achieve better understanding and management of resource flows. Although it has been prepared primarily for program managers at national, regional, and district levels, other health…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Developing Nations
Kelly, Michael; Kitabchi, Gloria – 1982
The legal developments regarding dismissal of tenured faculty members because of financial exigency are considered. Attention is directed to, the ability of the public or private institution to dismiss and the constitution of a state of financial exigency and a bona fide dismissal. A standard for claiming financial exigency that was suggested by…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Departments
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. Office of Library Development. – 1996
Library board members are an integral part of public libraries. Because of the importance of their role, this handbook gives library trustees in Oklahoma a basic understanding of their responsibilities and power. It contains useful information about developing policy, the board/director relationship, funding, intellectual freedom, library laws,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1979
A reference manual on financial activities of a college or university and the interactive role of the governing board is presented for board members and institutional officers who provide information to the board. Financial data related to a fictitious hybrid university are included. After identifying three broad kinds of financial information…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets)
