Cost Effectiveness Studies of Educational Programs: A Checklist

Alkin, M.C. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of instructional programs. In M. C. Wittrock & D. E. Wiley (Eds.), The evaluation of instruction: Issues and problems. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970.

Levin, H.M. Cost-effectiveness analysis in evaluation research. In M. Guttentag & E. Struening (Eds.), Handbood of evaluation research (Vol. 2). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1975.

Levin, H.M. Cost analysis. In N. L. Smith (Ed.), New techniques for evaluation. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1981.

Levin, H.M. Cost effectiveness: A primer. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1983.

Thompson, M.S. Benefit-cost analysis for program evaluation. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1980.

Denton, J.J. & Smith, N.L. Alternative teacher preparation programs: A cost-effectiveness comparison. Research on Evaluation Program, Paper and Report Series No. 86, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory , Portland, OR, 1983.

Hartman, W.T. Estimating the costs of educating handicapped children: A resource-cost model approach-summary report. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981, 3(40), 33-47. (No effects data reported.)

Levin, H.M. A cost-effectiveness analysis of teacher selection. Journal of Human Resources, 1970, 5, 24-33. (More policy focus than program focus.)

Levin, H.M. , & Woo, L. An evaluation of the costs of computer-assisted instruction. Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1(1).

Smith, M.C. , & Hendrickson, L.S. Evaluating the cost of school health services: A case study. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982, 4(4), 527-534. (No effects data reported.)

Smith, N.L. , & Rutherford, W.L. An illustrative cost-effectiveness investigation of field-based teacher preparation courses. Research on Evaluation Program Paper and Report Series No. 85, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR, 1983.

Smith, J.K. Case reports of Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory cost studies, and Proceedings of the seminar "Cost Analysis in Educational Evaluation: Where to from Here? Research on Evaluation Program Paper and Report Series No. 82 and 87, respectively, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory , Portland, OR, 1983.

Thompson, M.S. , & Fortess, E.E. Cost-effectiveness analysis in health program evaluation. Evaluation Review, 1980, 4(4), 549-568. (Use in health evaluation)

Warner, K.E. , & Hutton, R.C. Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis in health care: Growth and composition of the literature. Medical Care, 1980, 18(11),1069-1084. (Use in health evaluation)