Outlines the differences between collaborative efforts and cooperative ones. Provides a discussion of concepts of interrelationships and institutional/organizational relationships. Points to the lack of research available on collaborative efforts. Includes models of cooperation and collaboration, examples contrasting collaboration and cooperation,…

Discusses the importance of collaboration between teacher education institutions and schools. At the heart of these collaborations should be the goal of improving the way children learn in school. (MD)

Examines arguments for and against the use of outside curriculum resources by school districts, describes different types of collaborative arrangements that can be employed by schools, and offers guidelines for carrying out successful collaborative efforts utilizing outside resources. Available from Association for Supervision and Curriculum…

The stages of development of the process of collaboration between Queens College, the New York City Board of Education, and Louis Armstrong Middle School, are presented in an effort to help universities and schools form partnerships. (MD)

Several Maryland schools are experimenting with Roots and Wings, a collaborative project of Saint Mary's County Schools, the state education department, and Johns Hopkins University. Funded by the New American Schools Development Corporation, the pilot project's goals are to guarantee every child's successful completion of elementary school and to…

Collaboration among five public school systems, the Digital Equipment Corporation, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has created the Math/English/Science/Technology Education Project. The program recruits and prepares prospective teachers under the guidance of experienced, practicing teachers, and provides the new teachers with…