This paper discusses the nature, scope, and limitations of the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education's Planning and Management Systems Program (WICHE-PMS). (1) It summarizes the goals of the program which are the improvement of (a) higher education institutional management, (b) statewide coordination, and (c) decisionmaking processes…

The increasing complexity of educational operations make analytical tools, such as computer simulation models, especially desirable for educational administrators. This MA thesis examined the feasibility of developing computer simulation models of economic systems in higher education to assist decision makers in allocating resources. The report…

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), responding to a need for systematic data collection and utilization for the effective management of increasingly complex institutions of higher education, appointed a design committee to develop a conceptual framework and guidelines for a management information systems project. The…

Three papers representing advance accounts of the early stages of research in progress are discussed. "Income Redistribution Effects of Higher Education," by W. Lee Hansen, deals with broad and basic issues of public policy and financing higher education. "Demand and Supply in U.S. Higher Education: A Progress Report," by Roy Radner and L.S.…

Cost benefit analysis may in the future become a valuable tool for management in higher education, provided the benefits of acquiring a body of knowledge can be defined. Since higher education is not subject to the disciplines of the marketplace in the sense that private business is, we need to find other reasons for influencing our decisions on…

The costing procedures in this manual have been selected to give postsecondary educational institutions a way to determine the full cost of resources used in achieving institutional objectives. The procedures have been tested by a limited number of institutions within a wide range of activities, and are being released in a filed review edition at…

To provide baseline cost data for facilitation of future decisions on resource allocation and to develop a model for compiling and reporting direct expenditures, the Indiana State University conducted a study of expenditures supporting the activities of the School of Education during the fiscal year 1972-73. A computer program was prepared to…

The school environment is potentially discriminatory since acceptable avenues for the expression of a variety of interests are frequently prescribed in different ways for males and females. The deliberate segregation of the sexes according to preconceived notions of appropriate curricular activities is open to question. The author describes ways…

Using the premise that one of society's most pressing educational needs is the preparing of personnel to implement and facilitate environmental education programs in schools, teacher preparation institutions, and other educational agencies, the conference focused on identifying "what to do" and "how to do it." Speakers discussed problems to be…

This monograph provides a perspective to academic institutions, especially the developing institutions, to look at themselves in critical ways in order to: improve their capability in academic planning and development; develop useful techniques that will enable them to allocate limited institutional resources more efficiently into the academic…

This review examines how goals, processes, resource inputs, and funds will be viewed at different levels of university organization: the campus administration; the schools or colleges, the academic departments and organized research units; and the support organizations on the campus. The review encompasses the main features of complementarity,…

This document outlines concepts of organization, operation, and administration for colleges and universities. Emphasis is placed on the enterprise, governance and administration, purposes, organization, operations, support services, management of resources and techniques of direction, and evaluation and accountability. (MJM)

This paper describes the nature of the system planning approach to the problem of educational research allocations and examines several alternative structures that might support the Bureau of Research, Office of Education, in making the allocations. The first section discusses the problem and presents a summary of the major findings of the study.…

This report describes the efforts being made through the Educational Research and Development Program to implement the new state strategy of reducing restrictions on local and institutional officials and at the same time holding them accountable for the effectiveness of their programs. Chapter II considers the development of techniques for…

A summary report of an 18-month study of patterns of allocation of federal aid to education is presented. The scope of the study covers two areas: (1) The Fiscal Context of Urban Education, and (2) The Pattern of Allocation of Federal Aid to Education. The data, analyses, and conclusions of the report are presented in three chapters. Chapter I…