The University of Florida Project in Applied Economics

Abstract

the cooperation of the College of Education, the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, the College of Engineering and Assisting Public Schools and with the assistance of grants-in-aid from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc., the University of Florida has undertaken an experiment in applied economics. The object of this experiment is to discover: First, whether school instruction in concepts and methods of improving housing conditions will actually improve housing conditions in the community, and second, to measure quantitatively the extent of such change, if any. Emphasis is placed primarily on the improvement of housing conditions with the lower-income group of the white population. The experiment is administered and directed by the University through an Operating Committee of the Project. The State Department of Education has approved the Project and assists in its development. Funds for the Project, furnished through grants-in-aid by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Inc., are limited to the preparation of instructional materials and plans for use in the Assisting Schools and are not available for expenditure in the communities.