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Measuring Efficiencies of Academic Departments within a College
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Tauer, Loren W.; Fried, Harold O.; Fry, William E. – Education Economics, 2007
Technical and allocative efficiencies of 26 academic departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University are computed using Data Envelopment Analysis over 2004/05. Allocations of faculty time between teaching, research, and extension vary by department and are used as unique prices in calculating allocative…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Biological Sciences, College Faculty, Time Management
Evaluation Research in State-Level Decision Making: Interview with Sally B. Pancrazio.
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First, Patricia F. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
An interview with the Illinois State director of research and evaluation, covers issues related to commissioning and using evaluators. Pancrazio's position is with the State Board of Education. Focus is on the preparation of research reports to facilitate decision making and policy making. (TJH)
Descriptors: Contracts, Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Evaluators
Management of Contract Organizations Specializing in State and Local Evaluation Projects.
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Nassif, Paula M.; Rubinstein, Sherry A. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1983
The features unique to the management of evaluation organizations that work primarily with state and local education agencies are illustrated. Issues dealt with are the contractor's mission and philosophy, organizational structure, staffing, and management controls. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Administration, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
State Education Department: School Districts Can Reduce Pupil Transportation Costs by Millions of Dollars Annually through Improved Contracting Procedures. Report 91-S-94.
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New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. – 1991
Findings of an audit of the New York State Education Department's oversight of school-district transportation contracting practices are provided in this report. The primary purpose of the audit was to assess the extent to which district officials fostered a competitive environment when contracting for transportation services and the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competition, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness
A Descriptive Study of the State-Level Textbook Adoption Processes.
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Tulley, Michael A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
This study indicates that intent to achieve statewide uniformity of curriculum, to ensure selection of high-quality textbooks, and to control textbook costs is firmly grounded in data sources. Adoption processes of "state adoption" states are not monolithic, and insight into adoption processes may be gained from "open" states.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Contracts, Costs, Curriculum