An Analysis of Vocational Education in Danbury, Connecticut, 1969-1970; An Application of Systems Analysis to Educational Programs, Allocations, and Benefits. (Emphasis on Danbury High School).

Autor/inn/en	McGowan, Francis A.; McGowan, Francis A., II
Titel	An Analysis of Vocational Education in Danbury, Connecticut, 1969-1970; An Application of Systems Analysis to Educational Programs, Allocations, and Benefits. (Emphasis on Danbury High School).
Quelle	(1972), (33 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cost Effectiveness; Educational Research; High Schools; Input Output Analysis; Program Costs; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Systems Analysis; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; High school; Oberschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; System analysis; Systemanalyse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	The author combined cost-benefit analysis with systems analysis, using the Optner model, to analyze the vocational education program in Danbury, Connecticut (a demonstration city), in 1969-70 and 1970-71. Background information on the community and the program's development are related; the analysis is presented in summary, illustrated by figures, tables, and computational exercises. The model conceptualizes the educational program as a productive system within a dynamic social systems framework. Dollar amounts were assigned to input and output phases: a return of $432,020 (earned by those students who became employed in an area related to their training during 1969-70) represents 124 percent of the input monies allocated for vocational education in Danbury during the same year, and represents the earnings of less than half the vocational education graduates for that year. Other findings were that the cost of vocational education decreased relative to the costs of educating students in the regular school program, and that the Optner model is a powerful analytical tool. The author concludes that the recent trend away from academic pursuit as a primary educational purpose has been a reaction to various dysfunctional societal symptoms, not a response to a vision of educators; their commitment could erase vocational education's stigma. (Author/AJ)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC