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Thompson, Mildred; Minkler, Meredith; Bell, Judith; Rose, Kalima; Butler, Lisa – Health & Social Work, 2003
Presents findings from a multisite case study of consortia in the federal Healthy Start Initiative to reduce infant mortality in high-risk communities. Examines the facilitators of well- functioning consortia in a framework of empowerment theory and community organizing with women of color. Implications for social work practice and for policy are…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Consortia, Empowerment, Infant Mortality
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Konrad, Abram G.; Small, James M. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1986
Experience with U.S. postsecondary consortia is reviewed, current Canadian consortia are described, and the advantages and disadvantages in engaging in formal interinstitutional ties are examined. It is concluded that the potential usefulness of consortia in Canada warrants further investigation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Gunn, Jack; Eiland, Phyfa – 1987
This paper considers the growing trend of collaboration among school districts, addressing the national trend in general and examining the perspective of and the trends in Mississippi in particular. The trend in Mississippi is a natural outgrowth of the reform movement in the state and will probably continue on both a formal and an informal basis…
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Cooperation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Cooper, Pamela A., Ed.; And Others – 1995
The Strategic Planning Evaluation of Curriculum Assessment of Performance (SPECAP) project was designed by Texas Tech University to assess the implementation of programs by 25 tech prep consortia in Texas. This report describes the most effective tech prep practices discovered by SPECAP through analyses of consortia planning and implementation…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Based Assessment