By collaborating with local school districts, Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, provides its education students with expanded opportunities. (Author/TE)

Can educational reform ever be achieved without some kind of catalyst to give the movement meaning and focus? The combining of human, technical, and financial resources through school study councils, with the proper leadership from principals, can bring together diverse units at multiple levels in education. (CJH)

Describes a program offering freshman college courses to high school seniors designed to make senior year more challenging and help rural students' transition from high school to college. Discusses costs, curriculum, and student responses. Notes that successful students gain college credit while others learn they are not ready for college. (DHP)

The declining U.S. student interest in science and U.S. students' poorer performance on standardized tests as compared to their counterparts in other developed nations raise serious concerns over the future of the sciences in the United States. After reviewing the available data, the staff and board of Research Corporation set as one of its major…

This article discusses the critical elements of educational partnerships including leadership, communication, and planning for program development. The Cooperative Alliance for Gifted Education involving Kent State University (Ohio), Cleveland Public Schools, and International Business Machines is described, especially the Joint Partnership…

Describes a college program of research collaboration with high school teachers and an academic alliance that emerged from the experiences. The background, organization, achievements, and reluctance factors related to the program are discussed. (YP)

Within the context of a discussion of the future of work in the United States, this paper proposes the development of a four-year structured and closely articulated program of technical preparation, beginning during the junior year of high school and terminating with specific technical education programs in community, technical, and junior…

Designed for high school and community college leaders, this book examines a number of issues related to student success, learning continuity, individual differences, and the lack of community college involvement in secondary education; and offers a proposal for increasing high school/community college program cooperation and coordination. After…

A university-school collaboration can effect change if teachers are given supportive environments and opportunities for frequent reflection and sharing of ideas on the teaching and learning of reading and writing. (Author/TE)

A model is presented for the articulation of programs between a secondary vocational-technical school and a community college in Pennsylvania. First, the report describes how the model was developed and field-tested using a research and development methodology and a decision-facilitation evaluation model. Next, a literature review is presented,…

Recognizing that strong educational leadership is the pivotal point in successful school improvement programs, the Kansas school districts of Arkansas City, Winfield, and El Dorado joined together during the 1988-89 school year to establish the AWE Leadership Academy. The purpose of the academy is to provide a program of continued professional…

Described is the Western Massachusetts Five College/Public School Partnership which sponsors a range of activities for teachers in the sciences and humanities. The development of this program is discussed. A list of five components of a successful collaboration program is included. (CW)

This study examined factors that have contributed to the development of school/university partnerships in Connecticut, and identified obstacles to partnership activities. The research design included review of collaborative activities required by State Department of Education standards at 12 Connecticut teacher education programs. The standards…

This guide is intended to assist colleges and universities to initiate tutoring programs for the immigrant and refugee student communities in their cities. Guidelines are presented for planning, executing, and maintaining a program to enable these students to learn English and survival skills, using college student volunteers. The following issues…

Collaborations between public schools and national and corporate laboratories, universities, museums, and other institutions may be a significant force in upgrading science education at the elementary and secondary levels. This report focuses on the new, inter-institutional approaches to the improvement of science education and attempts to assess…