Elementdry Secondary Education; *Models

1 This paper Uscusses the development and implementation of a cost analysis model for use by curriculum planners and developers in evaluating educational programs. The paper consists of four major sections that focus in turn on the heed to approach educational costs from a nontraditional perspective, development of a cost model, implementation of the model, and results of implementing the model. After presenting a funt-tional cost analysis matrix and discussing its development, the author describes how the model vas field-tested using competency-based teacher education programs in New York universities. Based on this field test, the author concludes that funCtional costs analyses appear io be a viable alternative to current jurisdictional cost procedures, and that the cost analysis matrix is a valid tool from which to construct a functional cost study. (JG