"Research Connections" conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on early care and education (ECE) collaboration. This Key Topic Resource List includes an overview of the ECE collaboration literature, as well as a listing of selected resources on the topic. Search results are grouped into three broad areas:…

This bibliography presents citations concerning the changing state responsibilities for planning and coordinating in postsecondary education. Forty-seven citations are presented alphabetically by title. ERIC numbers are provided at the end of citations where appropriate. (MJM)

"The ERIC Review" is published three times a year and announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This issue explores systemic education reform via an overview of systemic reform, a description of the Kentucky example, and an article, "Roadmap to Restructuring" (David T.…

This document consists of two bibliographies and background material on a symposium conducted by a special interest group of the International Reading Association which provides a forum for librarians and reading teachers to share professional concerns. The document includes a discussion of the formation of the special interest group and the…

In shared decision making (SDM), principals collaborate with teachers and sometimes parents to take actions aimed at improving instruction and school climate. While research on SDM outcomes is still inconclusive, the literature shows that SDM brings both benefits and problems, and that the principal is a key figure. This brief offers a sampling of…

This annotated bibliography lists 136 entries, divided among 9 chapters, on the collaboration between professionals and families of children with emotional disorders. Entries are listed alphabetically by author within each chapter and date from 1974 through 1993. The first chapter, "Need for Collaboration," briefly surveys the literature…

This annotated selective bibliography of 21 journal articles is concerned with collaboration between librarians and faculty in collection development in academic libraries. These articles examine the collaborative process and provide effective strategies to assist in developing a strong library liaison relationship between librarians and faculty.…

In 1920, there were only 52 junior colleges in the United States and only 8,000 students. Today there are over 1,200 two-year institutions with over 4,000,000 students in attendance. All but nine of the nation's congressional districts have at least one community college. Today, more than one third of the nation's undergraduates are enrolled in…

ERIC citations are listed dealing with cooperative arrangements made by teacher education institutions. These collaborative efforts include arrangements with business and local school districts. (DF)

In 1987, Congress directed each of the regional educational laboratories to develop a "rural initiative." Beginning in 1991, the U.S. Department of Education directed that the laboratories devote 25% of their effort to helping rural schools by fostering innovative rural education programs that promise to improve instruction, and by…

This monograph is designed to update the articulation information provided in the author's previous work, "The Middleman in Higher Education" (1973), which identified articulation styles and summarized articulation policies in the fifty states. It notes recent changes in the articulation agreements of 13 states and describes their new statewide…

The 45 items included in this annotated bibliography address issues related to both the general attributes of successful interorganizational collaboration and the organizational preconditions that may foster effective collaboration between schools, institutions of higher education, and state education agencies as they interact in the professional…

This paper addresses the current need for new, more effective ways of delivering mental health services. It recognizes the need for closer ties between mental health professionals and community groups, which has been met in the past by consultation and education (C and E) groups. But these groups have been hampered by complex social and…

An annotated bibliography is presented containing 28 citations of materials available in the ERIC database. Subjects covered are: (1) teaching conditions and the school environment; (2) fostering professionalism in teaching; (3) the school environment and staff development; and (4) involvement of schools, colleges, and departments of education in…

This report summarizes a variety of major collaborations in which the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) of the University of California at Los Angeles participated in Fiscal Year 1992. Most of the collaborations are part of the CRESST's Program One, "Building the Infrastructure for Improved…