Purpose: In this paper, we explore the strategic role of Multi-stakeholder processes (MSP) in agricultural innovations and how it has impacted livelihood assets' (LAs) capital dynamics of stakeholders in platforms in West Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: We demonstrate how LA capitals and socio-economic dynamics induced by MSP can enhance…

When teaching is considered as a collaborative activity, the aim of research projects in schools needs to exceed the individual and personal levels and aim to contribute to research-informed reflection of a team of teachers. Within this multiple case study, we adapted the graduation research project within a primary teacher education programme,…

This article examines the contribution of older adults as co-researchers to the evaluation of a gerontological social work course. The evaluation was conducted at an Israeli college as part of a collaborative project with a United Kingdom university. Here, we follow the older adults who are service users through their transition to the role of…

After Phnom Penh was liberated from the Khmer Rouge in 1979, health science education in Cambodia had to be completely rebuilt. In this article, the authors report the results of a teaching collaboration between the University of Melbourne (Australia), the International University (Cambodia), and the University of Health Sciences (Cambodia). The…

Multi-institutional approaches to graduate education continue to emerge as a way to better prepare students for collaborative work. In this article, we describe a graduate course designed to investigate application of conservation biology principles by local land use planners. "Where is Conservation Science in Local Planning?" was…

Industry policy emphasises the importance of competition between firms as the basis of efficient markets and as a stimulus for improved firm efficiency. Yet research has shown that much can be gained from cooperation among firms in a range of activities, especially those involving the transfer of knowledge, such as training. These cooperative…

Delivery of high-quality mental health services to clients in regional and remote areas in Australia presents significant challenges. Griffith Youth Forensic Service (GYFS) provides specialised, state-wide assessment and systemic treatment services for young people in Queensland who have committed sexual offences. In an effort to provide…

An ICT strategy and an implementation plan for teacher education were created in a co-operative process. Visions and expectations of staff members and students were registered by questionnaires and by making notes during sessions in which the strategy was created. Thereafter, an implementation document, where the staff development programme and…

THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITH PROGRAMS FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED (MR) AND THE REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) WAS REPORTED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS, TEACHERS OF THE MR'S, REGIONAL OFFICES OF DVR, AND COUNSELORS. A TOTAL OF 507 WERE MAILED AND 86.8 PERCENT…

In April 1984, a survey of all community college presidents in Maryland was conducted to gather information about articulation activities and agreements between community colleges and high schools. The survey focused on the following types of articulation activities: high school students taking college courses; high school students receiving…

Data were gathered by circulating questionnaires to each state archive, making site visits to representative archives, and holding discussions with key state archives and preservation leaders. The 2-year study concludes that no state archive currently approaches the goal of providing total preservation care for its holdings. Comprehensive and…

Over 200 noncommercial radio stations responded to a survey to gather data on the characteristics of member stations and to sample the opinion of nonmembers toward a cooperative network concept. A second survey of 18 networks sought to gather indepth information on network operation. Results showed that 22.2 percent of the stations surveyed were…

Employer preferences and teacher-coordinator practices were studied and the results compiled to serve as an aid in implementing programs in cooperative vocational education, particularly on the secondary school level. A pilot study, involving 100 employers and 50 teacher-coordinators, was conducted using the questionnaire technique, then was…

This paper describes how the Career Development Center (CDC) at Buffalo State College (New York) successfully collaborated with several academic departments to develop and utilize an outcome based, graduate follow-up survey. To increase response rates to its graduate surveys, the CDC approached three academic departments (social work, engineering…