ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ANALYSIS : FIRST YEAR REPORT

CONTRACTOR SUMMARIZES PAST YEAR"S WORK IN DEVELOPING AND FIELD TESTING OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS METHODOLGOIES FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS. DEVELOPED TYPOLOGY FROM WHICH TO SELECT CASE STUDY SITES. A COST ANALYSIS STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER PREPARED BY A PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR WAS TRANSLATED INTO A MANUAL FORM MORE EASILY UNDERSTOOD BY NON-ECONOMISTS. A PAPER WAS PREPARED ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, AND ANOTHER PREPARED ON USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA. CASE STUDIES WERE COMPLETED IN IRAN, IVORY COAST AND NICARAGUA. EFFORTS HAVE BEGUN ON CASE STUDIES IN EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, PHILLIPINES, INDONESIA, PARAGUEY, AND TANZANIA. CONTRACTOR SPONSORED AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON,DC ON ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA ABOUT 60 PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED.