The purpose of the study was to develop a simulation cost-effectiveness model for public schools in the educational provinces in Iraq. From the related literature, important factors or criteria in formulating cost effectiveness were identified, and a procedure for calculating cost effectiveness was developed. A pilot study was conducted to determine the validity of the criteria and the procedure for calculating cost effectiveness. / Following evaluation of the pilot study, the criteria and procedures were reviewed by American and Iraqi educational experts. The criteria and procedures were then put in final form. The last revision produced the following, validated in the pilot study and by the experts as appropriate criteria for measuring cost effectiveness in a school: cost, student achievement, student attitudes toward school, and drop-out rate. With these as the basis, a mathematical computer model was designed which allows the decision maker to evaluate up to 100 schools using up to six criteria. / The following conclusions were reached concerning the model developed in this study: (1) The model can serve as a tool for Iraqi school administrators for decision making. (2) It can be used for forecasting the future cost for schools in the provinces. (3) It can be used as a tool to evaluate a school regarding its cost, its achievement, its students' attitude, and the drop-out rate. (4) It can provide the essential data base to permit decision makers the opportunity to equalize funding for schools. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-06, Section: A, page: 1633. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75093 |
| Contributors | AL-HACHAMI, NAJI OBAID M., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 183 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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