This article briefly analyzes the Spellings Commission Report on Higher Education, places it in the context of other American education reforms, and suggests ways for literacy educators to respond to this latest call for accountability in ways that are cognizant of political realities without compromising the integrity of our profession.

This paper contains some impressions regarding financial incentives for business-education partnerships. The first topic is the potential for federal tax deductions. A proposed net tax credit plan that was not adopted, the principle of charitable tax deductions for corporate gifts, and an education tax break bill are discussed. The next topic is…

The purpose of this report, based on interviews and examination of relevant reports and papers, is to provide an illuminative picture of technical and further education (TAFE)/industry interaction in Australia. Chapter 1 sets forth a typology of interaction. Chapter 2 examines perspectives on the nature of TAFE/industry collaboration. Three very…

The General Accounting Office examined employer-provided educational assistance. The study focused on educational assistance provided under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code (which allows employees to exclude employer-provided educational assistance from their gross income), characteristics of employers providing educational assistance and…

This publication reports a study of business/education partnerships that have evolved in Arizona. Chapter 1 is a brief introduction. Chapter 2 discusses related literature concerning incentives and disincentives for business and educational involvement. Chapter 3 presents descriptions of model partnership projects--nine high school, seven…

The Working Partnership project at the University of Tennessee (UT) has been built upon the belief that vocational and technical teacher education and teaching require the expertise that business and industry can provide. Higher education programs are kept most relevant and up-to-date when business and industry provide continuous input into the…

Discusses: (1) the factors contributing to increased involvement by South African business and industry in Black education and training; (2) the Urban Foundation's commitment to non-formal education in Black communities; (3) intervention by American corporations; and (4) the dramatic failure of capitalist initiatives. Contains 55 references. (SV)

Companies have high expectations of the 440 colleges of further education, which will be the largest source of the skilled middle-range staff on whom industrial efficiency and innovation depend. Colleges look to employers to play four distinct roles--as customers, as places of learning, as advisors, and as joint planners in the regional or local…

This paper describes the growth of private-sector involvement in the delivery of postsecondary education and its effect on institutions and on the development of general and special education teachers. It contends that the corporate approach to activities and governance is antithetical, if not hostile, to teacher-education reform. (Author/CR)

Designed for businesses, this handbook provides a step-by-step process for establishing long-term relationships with education that are mutually satisfying and beneficial. These 11 steps are discussed: define why you want a partner; gain upper level commitment from your business/organization; clarify what it is you want and what you can contribute…

Business and industry support education in their communities in many ways, and financial gifts are only one of them. Business, industry, labor, government, and foundations are involved in financial support through grants, fellowships, scholarships, awards, endowments, loans, donations of time and services, and donation of teaching aids, materials,…

Describes an increasing shift in the British educational system toward vocationalism. Recognizes proliferation of the belief that education primarily should prepare the student for work. Differentiates between industry's profit-making goal and education's complex range of functions. Expresses concern that society emphasizes individualism as…

Since the early 1980s, more and more businesses have been motivated to enter into business/education partnerships to improve the academic and technical skills of the future work force. In the one-to-one institutional partnership, the needs of one school and/or one business drive the agreement. As partnerships expand to involve multiple partners,…

Studies of business-education relationships since 1983 have consistently pointed out that they have had little, if any, impact on producing fundamental change in the educational system. During the past year, nationwide surveys of employers show a growing disenchantment by industry in these partnerships. Business-education partnerships cannot be…

Traces policy trends in Scottish vocational education and training (VET) over the past 20 years. Describes the current institutional framework for VET, which focuses on employer-oriented "local enterprise companies." Suggests that the complexity and decentralization of the VET system impedes evolution of a coherent VET strategy and that…