A study was conducted to examine the socioeconomic impact of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) on the surrounding community. This study was a follow-up to a previous examination of the economic relationship between the university and the community. The current study examined the short-term measurable economic impact of university operations on the Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area. In fiscal year 1998, TAMU-CC generated total revenue amounting to $60.2 million, with...
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Topics: COMPUTER NETWORKS, OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS, OPTIMIZATION, ROUTES, SWITCHING CIRCUITS, ECONOMIC...
This document contains prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on the economics of aging and preretirement planning. Prepared statements are given by Representatives Skelton and Daub. Topics which are discussed include the population affected, needs of the elderly, and government role. Witness testimony is given by representatives of the Missouri Division of Aging; the Universtiy of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine; the American Association of Retired...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aging (Individuals), Economic Factors, Hearings, Individual Needs, Midlife...
Selection, termination, and longterm funding of educational projects are each discussed in terms of relevant economic considerations. Planning a project requires manipulation of the variables time, cost, performance, and reliability, to obtain the best reqults whenever constraints are placed on one or more of the variables. A major difficulty with project termination, which should be done when further investment yields no positive results, is establishing procedures for the termination. In...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economic Factors, Performance, Program Development, Time,...
A previous report, which evaluated the economic success of welfare recipients who graduated from Eastern Washington University (EWU), suggested that a college degree led to successful economic performance for welfare recipients. This study focuses on changes in the numbers of welfare students and their subsequent economic performance after the passage of welfare reform. Subjects were all students at EWU from fall 1994 to fall 1998 who identified Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Economic Factors, Higher Education, Welfare Recipients, Welfare...
This report looks at higher education policy issues that are taking shape at the state level and provides data on key trends and indicators. The first section presents findings from the 2001 State Issues Survey. Topics discussed include: fiscal issues; governance/management; economic development; academic issues; distance education; and relationship issues between educational institutions and state entities. The second section gives a state fiscal update for fiscal year 2002, focusing on the...
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This paper discusses the financial support of libraries in general, and encourages information professionals to do more to communicate the value of libraries and library services to politicians and others involved in the distribution of public funds. Nineteen references are cited. (FM)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Economic Factors, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Information Services,...
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QUANTITATIVE METHODS ARE DEVELOPED FOR DETERMINING THE ABERRATIONS OF OBJECTIVES, UTILIZING INTERFERENCE EFFECTS. ZONAL ABERRATIONS ARE FOUND BY SEVERAL METHODS TO ASCERTAIN THE CURVATURE OF THE LIGHT FRONT AND ITS DEVIATION FROM A PERFECT SPHERE. ASTIGMATISM AND COMA ARE ALSO ASCERTAINED BY THESE TECHNIQUES. THE METHODS ARE APPLIED TO TWO TRANSITS, A REFRACTING TELESCOPE, AND A PARABOLIC MIRROR. PARAMETERS REFLECTING THE QUALITY OF A LENS ARE DISCUSSED AND COMPARED. THE METHODS AND RESULTS ARE...
Topics: DENMARK, ELECTRICITY, WINDMILLS (WINDPOWERED MACHINES), WINDPOWER UTILIZATION, ECONOMIC FACTORS,...
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The original objective of this program was to determine the feasibility of high volume, low-cost production of high purity silane or solar cell grade silicon using a non equilibrium plasma jet. The emphasis was changed near the end of the program to determine the feasibility of preparing photovoltaic amorphous silicon films directly using this method. The non equilibrium plasma jet should be further evaluated as a technique for producing high efficiency photovoltaic amorphous silicon films.
Topics: AGRICULTURE, AIRCRAFT DESIGN, FIXED WINGS, AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS, ASPECT RATIO, ECONOMIC FACTORS,...
Colleges and universities in the United States differ markedly in their access to economic resources, and hence in what they can do for their students. National data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) were used to describe the hierarchy that is reflected in schools' spending on their students, the prices those students pay, and the subsidies they get in consequence. Both historical data and projections based on recent institutional saving suggest that economic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Colleges, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Institutional...
An understanding of culture in organisations can offer insights into individual and group behaviour, and leadership. It can help to explain not just what happens in an organisation, but why it happens. However, many people are concerned not just with understanding culture, and hence organisational life. They see culture as something to be influenced to achieve organisational goals of productivity, profitability, and success in core business. They want to manage culture. This fact sheet has been...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Organizational Change, Ethics, Organizational Culture, Productivity, Outcomes of...
The document provides names of participants, a meeting agenda, and a record of proceedings of the Inter-Agency Employment Meeting held in Window Rock, Arizona, on April 15, 1970. Representatives of various agencies concerned with the problem of Navajo Indian employment (e.g., the Arizona State Employment Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Navajo Tribe) discussed such problems as employment, health, education, housing, and industry on the Navajo Reservation. (EL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indians, Economic Factors, Education, Employment Problems, Health, Housing,...
A REVIEW OF LITERATURE TREATING NATIONAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO "HARVESTING,""PRIMARY MANUFACTURING," AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY REVEALED THERE HAVE BEEN FEW STUDIES OF EMPLOYEES AND THE KINDS OF JOBS THEY PERFORM. THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE TIMBER-BASED INDUSTRY WAS ABOUT 25 BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY IN THE LATE FIFTIES AND EARLY SIXTIES. FROM 1955-65, NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF PULPWOOD INCREASED 33 PERCENT, AND PRODUCTION OF VENEER LOGS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Industrial Structure, Lumber Industry,...
The scale of educational activities is increasing because mechanization, automation, cybernation, or whatever new technology is called, makes it possible to do more than could formerly be done. If a man helped by an automatic machine can turn out twice as much per hour, then, presumably, only half as many hours of work will be available for each man, or only half as many jobs. The President of the United States has said that approximately 1.8 million persons holding jobs are replaced every year...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Automation, Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Employment, Social Influences,...
Both sections of this report are based on information supplied by members of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) in response to a questionnaire sent out in the summer of 2000. NASULGC sent the survey to the office of institutional research at each member campus and system. Responses were received from 96 member institutions and 10 university systems. Many institutions sent their most recent economic impact reports and other information to supplement...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Higher Education, Public...
This digest is designed to provide campus leaders with an up-to-date, "bird's eye" view of key issues affecting state colleges and universities. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities conducted is annual State Issues Survey of the Council of State Representatives in 2002 and received 44 responses from 61 college and university presidents and chancellors. Findings show colleges and universities struggling with fewer resources and rising demands. Colleges and...
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Contained are 15 papers which identify specific areas for research in human uses of the atmosphere and are designed to foster and stimulate interest in these problems among both social and physical scientists. The papers are a preliminary attempt to cope with the complex social, economic, and legal aspects of modifying the weather. Included is an extensive bibliography of literature since 1957. (PR)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Climate, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors, Environment, Legal Problems,...
The April 15 projection is important because it corresponds to the end of the legislative session. Besides informal consultations with various interested parties, the Services Office held a meeting on April 2, 2004 for interested parties, as specified in legislation, to provide insight on enrollments, tuition and fees, and other economic factors potentially affecting Minnesota State Grant spending. To produce the projections presented in this report, the Services Office took the following...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Records (Forms), Fees, Financial Support, Change, Tuition, Students, Opportunities,...
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Revised and extended versions of a fast, direct (noniterative) numerical Cauchy-Riemann solver are presented for solving finite difference approximations of first order systems of partial differential equations. Although the difference operators treated are linear and elliptic, one significant application of these extended direct Cauchy-Riemann solvers is in the fast, semidirect (iterative) solution of fluid dynamic problems governed by the nonlinear mixed elliptic-hyperbolic equations of...
Topics: BIOENGINEERING, SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION, BIOTECHNOLOGY, SPACE PROCESSING, BIOSYNTHESIS, ECONOMIC...
The production of liquid hydrogen, with coal as the starting material, is reported. The minimum practicable energy and cost for liquefaction of gaseous hydrogen in the 1985-2000 time period is presented to investigate the possible benefits of the integration of coal gasification processes with the liquefaction process.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ECONOMIC FACTORS, LIQUEFACTION, LIQUID HYDROGEN, COAL,...
The software-defined avionics issues addressed in this viewgraph presentation include: 1) Market-driven; 2) Equipage; 3) Implementation; 4) Cost; 5) Certification.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, AVIONICS, COSTS, ECONOMIC FACTORS,...
This paper discusses controversy over the relevance of the past for understanding immigrant trajectories of today. While one interpretation says that the past and present fundamentally diverge (such that a substantial portion of today's newcomers are unlikely to climb up and into the American social order in the fashion experienced in previous years), another interpretation suggests that the country is not easily rid of the past. This paper disagrees with a suggested construction of the past...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Ethnicity, Higher Education,...
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While much of the emphasis of the free-flight movement has been concentrated on reducing en-route delays, airport capacity is a major bottleneck in the current airspace system, particularly during bad weather. According to the Air Transport Association (ATA) Air Carrier Delay Reports, ground delays (gate-hold, taxi-in, and taxi-out) comprise 75 percent of total delays. It is likely that the projected steady growth in traffic will only exacerbate these losses. Preliminary analyses show that...
Topics: AEROSPACE INDUSTRY, SPACE COMMERCIALIZATION, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, SPACE PROGRAMS,...
One of the projects selected for the University Urban Interface Program at the University of Pittsburgh was that of studying the impact of the university on the city of Pittsburgh. In pursuing this goal, studies were made of university-related local business volume; value of local business property committed to university-related business; credit expansion from university-related deposits; unrealized local business because of university activities; jobs attributable to the presence of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Colleges, Community Programs, Economic Factors, Higher Education, School Community...
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During the March 2002 Servicing Mission by Space Shuttle (STS 109), the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was refurbished with two new solar arrays that now provide all of its power. These arrays were built with viscoelastic/titanium dampers, integral to the supporting masts, which reduce the interaction of the wing bending modes with the Telescope. Damping of over 3% of critical was achieved. To assess the damper s ability to maintain nominal performance over the 10-year on-orbit design goal,...
Topics: COMMERCIALIZATION, REMOTE SENSING, EARTH RESOURCES, SATELLITE IMAGERY, LANDSAT SATELLITES, ECONOMIC...
Given the need for a large stimulus by the federal government in the short-run and given the need for structural reform on our budgeting and taxing process over the long-run, what is likely to happen to federal expenditures for higher education? Two issues likely to arise are: (1) in this next year there is absolutely no excuse for holding back new higher education programs or fuller-funding of old programs because of "inflation"; and (2) if tax cuts are to be used to bring the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Expenditures,...
Many factors contribute to the recent emphasis on the costs of immigration. The number of immigrants has increased rapidly over the last decade and the composition of immigrants has changed. There has been a decline in the level of education of immigrants relative to that of the native population, and the mix of country of origin has become more diversified. There has also been an increasing concentration of immigrants in a few states and within those states, in a few large metropolitan areas....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Costs, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities,...
This second annual report examines in depth two fundamental aspects of environmental quality: economics and legal developments. It also reviews the status of and trends in environmental quality and developments, particularly among the states, since the publication of the first annual environmental quality report. A number of environmental problems in the inner city are discussed. (Author/CP)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annual Reports, Economic Factors, Environment, Federal Government, Inner City,...
To develop a theoretical framework for explaining the observed change in demand for human skill and knowledge that occurs with economic growth, a macroeconomic analysis was made of economic variables which are influenced by political, social, and cultural factors. In the three-dimensional framework, total output (Y) of all final goods and services produced in the economy during one specified time period is treated as a function of three inputs, capital (K), labor (L), and natural resources (R)....
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Economic well-being after retirement depends on an individual's portfolio which includes income from Social Security, pensions, transfers from public or private sources, and accumulated wealth. Any event which interrupts the savings process can have an adverse effect on an individual's economic status after retirement. Dissolution of marriage, which may affect as many as one-third of all families, is such an event. Marriage dissolution may effect the family's savings rate. Property division...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Divorce, Economic Factors, Economic Status, Marital Status, Retirement, Retirement...
Immigration has historically played an important role in supplying United States labor needs. However, current immigration and immigrant policies emphasize noneconomic selection criteria, such as family reunification, for determining the annual volume and characteristics of legal immigrants. Declining United States fertility rates and an increasing need for professional and skilled labor has prompted policymakers to consider changes in immigrant policies that would respond to the labor market...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Business Cycles, Economic Factors, Federal Legislation, Immigrants, Labor Needs,...
Research and development (R&D) expenditures in 1984 are highlighted in this brief report. Areas considered include: (1) R&D and the gross national product (GNP); (2) R&D support; and (3) basic research, applied research, and development. Among the findings reported are those indicating: that in 1984, public and private sectors are expected to provide a combined total of $97 billion for R&D; that defense spending and economic conditions are major factors for this estimate of a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Development, Economic Factors, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Higher...
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THE ERRORS WERE STUDIED OF LASER-TYPE DOPPLER FLOW METERS CAUSED BY THE RANDOM NATURE OF THE PARTICLE APPEARANCE IN THE DEVICE FOCAL REGION. THE NOISE AT THE FLOW METER OUTPUT WAS EXAMINED.
Topics: AIRCRAFT CONTROL, COST EFFECTIVENESS, SHORT HAUL AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT STABILITY, ECONOMIC FACTORS,...
Bundling, a practice which has increased dramatically in the television and cable industries in recent years, occurs when program distributors package groups of movies and episodes of series, and then sell licenses to use these packages to TV stations and cable channels. Typically, such bundled packages include both highly desirable and less desirable films or episodes of off-network series. Bundling can easily turn into block booking, the illegal practice of making programming available in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Competition, Economic Factors, Legal...
For several years a researcher has been tracking the changing conditions of literacy learning as they have been experienced by ordinary people living through them. The purpose was to understand what sharply rising standards for literacy have meant to successive generations of Americans and how they have responded to steady changes in the meanings and methods of literacy learning. In wide-ranging discussions people were asked to remember everything they could about how they learned to write and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Case Studies, Cultural Context, Economic Factors, Literacy, Oral History, Personal...
This bibliography is divided into three parts and covers: (1) overall economic impact of technological progress and its measurement; (2) technological progress and commercialization of communications satellites; and (3) knowledge additions and earth links from space crew systems.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION SATELLITES,...
Out of the many external forces that influence college campuses, there are four that have had (or are likely to have) a major impact on the fortunes of higher education. The ways in which college and university officials and friends react to these forces can make an enormous difference to the future of higher education. The forces are: (1) Federal Government mandates to conform to new social norms, i.e., affirmative action, elimination of age discrimination, occupational safety and health,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accountability, Administrative Problems, Economic Factors, Educational Finance,...
A study of the trends related to demand and academic performance at an 11-campus higher educational system, the University of Hawaii system, was conducted over a 14-year period during which tuition increased at varying rates. The results indicate the presence of tuition-dollar thresholds that constitute the financial tolerance level beyond which demand starts to decrease. In this study, the threshold in tuition-increase tolerance levels seemed to be around $240 for the community colleges and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Costs, Economic Factors, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Higher Education, Tuition,...
Implications of the 1976 General Revision of the Copyright Act for the retransmission of television programs by cable systems are investigated. Discussion of the history and shortcomings of the compulsory licensing provisions for distant signal importation includes a description of the cable provisions of the bill, along with the judicial, regulatory, and legislative backgrounds of the cable copyright issue; shows why compulsory licensing is an economically inefficient substitute for full...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cable Television, Commercial Television, Copyrights, Economic Factors, Federal...
Data which demonstrate increasing poverty in the United States are collected in this report. Following a brief introduction, six sections present information to support these major findings: (1) Today there is a growing trend toward income disparity between rich and poor. Americans of moderate incomes as well as those classified as poor have lost ground, while wealthy Americans have surged ahead. (2) Poverty is more extensive today than it has been for quite some time: the poverty rates for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Family Income, Federal Aid, Federal Programs,...
An economic analysis of alternative space transportation systems is presented. Results indicate that the expendable systems represent modest investments, but the recurring costs of operation would remain high. The space shuttle and tug system requires a substantial investment, but would substantially reduce the recurring costs of operation. Economic benefits and costs of the different systems are also analyzed. Findings are summarized.
Topics: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, SPACE SHUTTLES, SPACE TRANSPORTATION, COST...
Recent critics of community colleges wrongly argue that early junior colleges in California were created not to democratize education, but to keep the university exclusive. The first state junior college law was passed in California in 1907, allowing high schools to offer 2 years of postsecondary work at a time when high schools were not yet required to offer grades nine through twelve. Benjamin Ide and Alexis Lange of the California State Board of Education and Anthony Caminetti of the Senate...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Economic Factors, Educational Development, Educational History, Facility Expansion,...
This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in the 1999-2000 school year, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two interdependent divisions, a community college division and an upper division that consists of programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in areas of high...
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This hearing was held to review and address issues covered in the study, "Children in Poverty, 1959-1984." The study was conducted by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in order to examine demographic trends, economic factors, government policies, and other factors contributing to the high poverty rate among children, as well as policy options to reduce this problem. The first witness, Senator Daniel P. Moynihan of New York, made the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Demography, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities, Family Income,...
College tuition, as the price of higher education services, defies familiar economic analysis in important ways. It is recognized that tuition is a price that covers only a fraction of the cost of producing those educational services (about a third nationally), creating an in-kind subsidy for students, with the balance made up by large flows of donative resources from gifts, appropriations, and returns on wealth. This paper examines yet another important economic peculiarity of tuition. It...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Competition, Economic Factors, Higher Education, Peer Relationship, Student Costs,...
This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in 1996-1997, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two interdependent divisions, a community college division and an upper division that consists of programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in areas of high community demand and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Colleges, Economic Factors, Expenditures, Higher Education, School Community...
The primary objective of the Economic Impact study was to provide specific information about the economic impact on various communities as a result of expenditures by the University and University-oriented persons. The particular communities involved in this study were Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Fayette, Natchez, and Jackson. This report describes, measures, and projects the major cash flows from University-oriented persons and the various communities mentioned previously. (Author)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black Colleges, Economic Factors, Expenditures, Higher Education, Operating Expenses,...
The concept of the junior college is spreading rapidly throughout the world. Statistics show that educational development is positively correlated with economic development, yet educational systems often have not kept pace with technological, social, and economic developments since World War II. Junior colleges, with their flexibility of function, may be able to provide the necessary increase in educational opportunities in order to increase the middle-level manpower. Australia has recently...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Labor Needs, Two Year...
A study was undertaken to describe the financial affairs of 49 Wisconsin newspapers enumerated in the 1860 United States Census of Products of Industry schedules. Specific information was sought concerning the cost of establishing a newspaper, the cost of materials and supplies, the number of employees and their pay, the value of the newspaper and job printing work produced, and the financial returns of the newspaper-publishing business. The data were then compared with similar data on all...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Business, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Journalism, Media Research,...
This report is based on a survey undertaken by the Mayor's Office in Chicago to ascertain the effects of proposed HEW regulations for Title IV-A funds on the eligibility of families now using day care services in Chicago. The survey attempted to: (1) obtain actual profiles of the families currently using non-profit day care centers, (2) establish what the actual or potential costs of this care are to the public, and (3) make comparisons of these costs to welfare costs for those who would use...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Day Care, Economic Factors, Parent Attitudes, Surveys, Welfare Recipients, Syler,...
