Looks at the relationship of the arts to corporations. Defines how this relationship might be applicable to arts education. Gives examples of corporations as contributors in the areas of funding media resources, of development and use of technology as a creative or instructional tool, and in providing human resources for endeavors. (KO)

This report summarizes the educational activities of American corporations committed to addressing specific education needs and issues through a wide range of programs. The report presents synopses of partnerships for educational improvement between 186 Business Roundtable member companies and public elementary and secondary schools nationwide.…

This document consists of three separate brief articles by the same author on the subject of "business-education partnerships and industry-education cooperation," extracted from three different newsletters (not fully identified). The author is president of the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation. The first article,…

In 1989, the Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee (IRDAC) of the European Community established a Working Party on education and training issues relevant to industry. A subgroup on schools and industry identified the dominant influences on initial and adult training policy for the 1990s and beyond: (1) the need to adapt it to…

This paper addresses the issue of what business leaders can do to help schools prepare the workforce of tomorrow. As the pace of change in American businesses quickens and their communities broaden, the need to recruit both a highly skilled and diverse workforce increases. Businesses should take more responsibility for setting employment…

International Business Machines Corporation's (IBM) efforts to develop a corporate culture are associated with its founder, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. From the start of his association with the company in 1914, the importance of education was stressed. The expansion of the education and training organization paralleled IBM's 75-year growth. In January…

These proceedings contain 11 papers that examine several diverse collaborative efforts designed to improve education and training programs through substantive involvement of the private sector. Authors and titles are as follows: "Public-Private Sector Collaboration in Education: Implications for Research, Policy, and the Education of Professional…

This study, conducted by a task force that interviewed corporate and campus officials at 10 corporations and 12 universities and colleges during 1994-96, examined how well undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in the United States are being prepared to meet the demands of the modern high-performance workplace. The study found…