Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Adult Educator: A Literature Review.

Autor/in	Steele, Sara M.
Institution	Adult Education Association of U.S.A., Washington, DC.; Syracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education.
Titel	Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Adult Educator: A Literature Review.
Quelle	(1971), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Educators; Adult Programs; Bibliographies; Cost Effectiveness; Decision Making; Educational Administration; Evaluation Methods; Input Output Analysis; Literature Reviews; Systems Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	In order to determine the value of cost-benefit analysis to adult educators, this paper discusses the concepts involved and how they are being operationalized in adult education. The specific technique is discussed within the general framework of systems approach. A survey of current usage reveals that it has thus far been limited primarily to programs which lend themselves to achieving economic outputs and programs which are closely associated with industry. The final section of the paper concludes that while cost-benefit analysis can be of usefulness in adult education, a more general input-output analysis would be more useful because of its flexibility in dealing with human variables within an educational system. A 68-item bibliography is included. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01