The development of automated information services in academic libraries and the growth of AUSINET (Australian Information Network) are described. The current organization of online services and their integration into the pattern of user assistance are noted, and the effects on the user/librarian relationship, on the use of primary and secondary…

Between the 1975-76 and 1976-77 school years, Title I school eligibility, student selection, and concentration of funds and services are scheduled to change. This report outlines the plans of the agency which will compare the distribution of instructional and other educational services before and after the policy changes and provide analysis for…

As funding for special education increases, it becomes important for educational policy-makers to understand the effects caused by the distribution of monies. This paper focuses on key programmatic and management issues in the funding of special education. Four main topics are discussed: (1) the relationship between special education programs and…

This paper, one of three related documents, examines the distributions of general revenues and instructional expenditures across school districts in Michigan. It discusses the equal yield formula for the funding of public schools and examines how the formula has accomplished its objectives. The data indicate success in reducing the effects of…

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SECOND PART OF A REPORT, PROGRAM-ORIENTED INFORMATION--A MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS COMPLEX FOR STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. PART 1, EA 001 170, SUBTITLED "ANALYSIS AND PROPOSALS," CONTAINS AN OUTLINE OF THE NEED FOR A MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS COMPLEX WITHIN EACH STATE EDUCATION AGENCY. THIS DOCUMENT IS A MANUAL PRESENTING THE…

First presented at a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conference on renewable resources, this material includes information and discussion on critical issues, policies, and future alternatives for natural resources in the United States. (CO)

The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1977-1978 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1979-1980 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

The budgetary forms required by the New York City Education Law to be filed by the Chancellor and Community School Districts are contained in this report. The budget requests are for funds the districts deemed necessary for operations during the 1980-1981 fiscal year. Included are requests for additional funds based on the needs and priorities of…

Whether a participatory process for resource allocation in a public community college setting occurs depends upon several key factors: (1) the leadership style of the institutional chief executive officer; (2) the administrative organizational structure of the institution; (3) the relationship which exists between and among members of the various…

Described is a planning process that integrates program, budget and facility concerns and requirements in a way that provides University of Utah administrators with alternatives that encourage them to initiate controlled change. Outlined are eight strategies and processes that deviate from the traditional total (institution-wide) comprehensive…

The paper describes a simple, yet effective method of computing a comparative index of instructional costs. The Instructional Cost Index identifies direct cost differentials among instructional programs. Cost differentials are described in terms of differences among numerical values of variables that reflect fundamental academic and resource…

Today there are more than a million children whose parents follow the crops for a living. Since their families move so often, these children are never in one school long enough to have a chance to really learn. Complicating matters, many of them can't speak English. Congress recognized the migrant child's special educational needs in November 1966…

The architects of public resource allocation systems have put forth Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) as a more rational method of managing the Federal establishment because PPBS allows identification of governmental objectives and reduces the opportunity for perpetuation of an enterprise which may no longer be necessary. Advantages of…

The application of Planning Programming Budgeting Systems (PPBS) techniques to decision making and resource allocation practices has been utilized by Federal civilian agencies under Presidential directive since 1965. The application of PPBS by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare is discussed and experimentation by the State Department…