Repository: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title: Hector Correa Papers
Creator: Correa, Héctor
Collection Number: UA.90.F92
Extent: 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date: 1980-2004
Date: 1985-1997
Abstract: This collection includes records of teaching activities and engagements of Hector Correa, professor of public and urban affairs at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, from 1970-2004.
Language: The material in this collection is in both English and Spanish.
Author: Steven Tehovnik.
Publisher: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Previous Citation

Hector Correa Papers, 1980-2004, UA.90.F92, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

Hector Correa Papers, 1980-2004, UA.90.F92, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the University Archives from the GSPIA Library by Eve Wider in January 2010.

Scope and Content Notes

The Hector Correa Papers, which span the years 1980-2004, consist mostly of manuscripts of Correa's works as well as course proposals and materials from classes he taught. Also included are essays Correa presented at conferences, as well as his published works, most notably including "Decision Rules to Specify the Extent of Division of Labor."

The collection is organized into Correa's abstracts, manuscripts, published works, presented papers, course notes and proposals, and correspondence. The last series includes information regarding Correa's teaching trip to Colombia in 2001.

Biography

Hector Correa was a professor of public and urban affairs at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh for 34 years. He was the director of the Latin American Seminar in Project Design, Evaluation and Implementation, specializing in utilization of quantitative methods and computers for policy analysis, project and program design, evaluation and implementation.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Steve Tehovnik and Marianne Kasica in Spring 2012.

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Subjects

Corporate Names

University of Pittsburgh. Center for Latin American Studies -- Faculty
University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs -- Curricula
University of Pittsburgh. Graduate School of Public and International Affairs -- Faculty
University of Pittsburgh -- Faculty

Personal Names

Correa, Héctor

Geographic Names

Latin America -- Economic policy -- Mathematical models

Genres

Correspondence
Manuscripts (Document genre)

Other Subjects

Education -- Economic aspects
Economic development -- Social aspects
Planning -- Latin America -- Mathematical models
Regional planning -- Latin America -- Mathematical models
Game theory
University of Pittsburgh
Education
Faculty papers
Public policy -- Latin America -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Educational evaluation -- Mathematical models
Economic development -- Mathematical models

Container List

Series I. Abstracts, 1993-1995

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains abstracts of articles.

Break-Even Analysis for Multiple Product Firms

Containers: box 1, folder 1

An Economic Analysis of Grading and Achievement in Education, July 15, 1993

Containers: box 1, folder 2

A Game Theoretical Analysis of Teacher-Student Interaction, Class Size, and Achievement, May 2, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 3

A Game Theoretical Analysis of Teacher-Student Interaction, Class Size, and Achievement, September 29, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 4

A "User-Friendly" Presentation of the Theory of Human Capital, October 31, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 5

An Economic Analysis of Curriculum Design and Teachers' Planning, January 17, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 6

Optimal Allocation of Time Between Lectures and Examinations for Student Motivation, January 17, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 7

An Analytical Approach to the Choice Between Content and Method in Teachers' Education, January 17, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 8

Size and Achievement in Education: An Administrator's Point of View, November 22, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 9

An Economic Analysis of Class Size and Achievement in Education, November 22, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 10

Series II. Manuscripts, 1985-2003

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains manuscripts for published articles.

A Systems Approach to Socio-Economic Planning

Containers: box 1, folder 11

Concept and Use in Project Evaluation of the Break Even Exchange Rate

Containers: box 1, folder 12

An Analytic Method for Organizational Design

Containers: box 1, folder 13

Summary of A Comparative Study of Bureaucratic Corruption in Latin America and the USA

Containers: box 1, folder 14

A Conceptual Framework for Project and Program Evaluation

Containers: box 1, folder 15

Un Modelo del Crecimiento Economico

Containers: box 1, folder 16

A Mathematical Model of Teacher-Student Interaction

Containers: box 1, folder 17

Teacher-Student Interaction: A Game Theoretic Extension of the Economic Theory of Education, July 6, 1985

Containers: box 1, folder 18

Class Size and Achievement Theory and Applications, January 15, 1987

Containers: box 1, folder 19

Concept and Use in Project Evaluation of the Break Even Exchange Rate, March 31, 1989

Containers: box 1, folder 20

Optimistic View of the Status of the Economics of Education and Human Resources, January 2, 1991

Containers: box 1, folder 21

Optimistic View of the Status of the Economics of Education and Human Resources, May 16, 1991

Containers: box 1, folder 22

An Economic Analysis of Grading and Achievement in Education, July 3, 1993

Containers: box 1, folder 23

A Model for the Analysis of Optimal Policies to Control the AIDS Epidemic, February 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 24

An Optimistic view of the Status of the Economics of Education and Human Resources, November 31, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 25

Teacher-Student Interaction and the Statistical Analysis of Educational Achievement, November 31, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 26

Teacher-Student Interaction and the Statistical Analysis of Educational Achievement, January 4, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 27

An Optimistic View of the Microeconomic Theory of Education and Human Resources, November 31, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 28

Optimal Pacing in Education, January 17, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 29

The Microeconomic Theory of Education, August 21, 1995

Containers: box 1, folder 30

An Application of Input-Output Analysis to the Administration of a School Within a University, December 30, 1996

Containers: box 1, folder 31

Teacher-Student Interaction and the Statistical Analysis of Educational Achievement, January 25, 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 32

The Microeconomic Theory of Education, January 25, 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 33

A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Relationship Between Type of Government and Propensity to Peace and War, 2002

Containers: box 1, folder 34

The Microeconomic Theory of Education, January 13, 2003

Containers: box 1, folder 35

A "User-Friendly" Presentation of the Theory of Human Capital, January 13, 2003

Containers: box 1, folder 36

An Application of Input-Output Analysis to the Administration of a School Within an University, January 13, 2003

Containers: box 1, folder 37

A Game Theoretic Analysis of Idealism and Realism in International Relations Theory, August 29, 2003

Containers: box 1, folder 38

Series III. Published Works

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains the three published works that were included in this collection.

Un Approccio all' Integrazione Operative degli Aspetti Tecnici e Politici della Planificazione

Containers: box 1, folder 39

Decision Rules to Specify the Extent of Division of Labor

Containers: box 1, folder 40

Proposal for a Comparative Study for Educational Planning, June 9, 1986

Containers: box 1, folder 41

Series IV. Presented Papers, 1964-1997

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains some of Correa's presented papers.

Problems and Strageties of Educational Planning in Latin America, April 6-May 8, 1964

Containers: box 1, folder 42

Ha Prestado La Planificacion Economica Atencion Suficiente a la Educacion, October-December 1964

Containers: box 1, folder 43

Abstract of a Mathematical Model of Teacher-Student Interaction, April 24-36, 1974

Containers: box 1, folder 44

Seminario Sobre Planeacion de la Educacion Universitaria, May 29-June 10, 1978

Containers: box 1, folder 45

The Homeless Crisis, September 24, 1990

Containers: box 1, folder 46

Performance-Based Management in Public Administration and its Training Implications, September 24-27, 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 47

Series V. Course Notes, 1987-2002

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains notes and other sources of lecture materials Correa used in his courses.

Notes on Quantitative Methods in Educational Planning

Containers: box 1, folder 48

Introduction to Management Science

Containers: box 1, folder 49

Computer Utilization, 1987

Containers: box 1, folder 50

Theory of Students' Behavior

Containers: box 1, folder 51

Quantitative Methods for Decision Making, 1987-1988

Containers: box 1, folder 52

Economics of Education, 1990-1991

Containers: box 1, folder 53

Annotated Bibliography for Doctoral students in Public Administration, November 2002

Containers: box 1, folder 54

Notes for Micro and Meso Components of Economics of Education, 2002

Containers: box 1, folder 55

Series VI. Course Proposals, 1980-1997

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains proposals for possible courses suggested by Correa for various institutions.

A Strategic Games Approach to the Study of Educational Interaction, May 15, 1980

Containers: box 1, folder 56

Project Preparation, Negotiation, and Implementation for Santiago, Chile, September 25, 1989

Containers: box 1, folder 57

Game Theory, July 23, 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 58

Series VII. Correspondence, 1985-2004

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains general correpondence with publishers and other including from the Fullbright Committee. It is arranged by date.

"Decision Rules to Specify the Extent of Division of Labor", 1985

Containers: box 1, folder 59

Correspondence, 1983-1994

Containers: box 1, folder 60

Correspondence, 1994

Containers: box 1, folder 61

Correspondence, 1997

Containers: box 1, folder 62

Correspondence, 2001

Containers: box 1, folder 63

Correspondence, 2003-2004

Containers: box 1, folder 64

Series VIII. Colombia, 2001

Scope and Content Notes

This series contains information and reports on Correa's Fullbright program in Columbia.

Colombia Trip Information, 2001

Containers: box 1, folder 65

Guide to the Hector Correa Papers, 1980-2004 UA.90.F92

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Biography

Processing Information

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Personal Names

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Other Subjects

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