Discusses the preparation of English education graduates in general and of those at the University of Washington in particular. (AEA)

Presents advantages and disadvantages of establishing a cooperative educational program for high-ability chemistry students in which governmental laboratory facilities are used by high school students. (CS)

Discusses the controversy surrounding the initial decision to establish, and the current decision to phase out, the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), a computational chemistry center jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. (CS)

The Ambassador Program, a partnership between Ferron Elementary School and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pairs university students with at-risk elementary students once a week to serve as role models. (TE)

Describes a program in which high school students in a dropout-prevention program made twice-weekly visits to work as volunteers at a school that includes students with multiple, severe disabilities. (SR)

Gives a case history of a relationship in which IBM increased its technical vitality, improved its local personnel resources, and offered employees educational opportunities, whereas the University of North Carolina-Charlotte gained community visibility plus research opportunities and practical experiences in the workplace for its faculty. (SR)

Considers the long-term effects and outcomes of forming school/business partnerships. Outlines the success of such programs in the state of South Carolina. Claims that South Carolina is a leader in school/business partnership and urges other states to follow suit. (HB)

Presents a national profile of youth problems and a literature review that focuses on the causes of each of the problem areas. Reviews what is known about preventive measures and the effectiveness of existing intervention strategies. Details the status of youth, teen pregnancy, school dropouts, substance abuse, and delinquency. (RJM)

The Nez Perce Tribe is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce the gray wolf to central Idaho. The tribe does all the fieldwork with the wolves and shares their work with the public at the Wolf Education and Research Center, Winchester, Idaho. Despite opposition from ranchers and legislators, the wolf population is…

The Canadian government supports the transformation of education for health care providers based on the recognized need for an inter-professional collaborative approach to care. This first paper in a series of papers demonstrates the credibility of an action research approach for the promotion and understanding of inter-professional education…

The Colorado Training Institute (CTI), established in 1980, is a non-profit, instructional program devoted to promoting hazardous materials safety through education. It has trained over 3,000 emergency response personnel and industry officials and is a unique example of the private and public sectors working together to protect the public from…

This paper describes the evolution of the alternative education program at Spingarn High School in the District of Columbia. The intent of the alternative program is to provide a variety of self-actualizing learning experiences for students through diversifying scheduling and instruction. Curricular options include majors in art, music, the…

The Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District/North Texas State University professional semester for preservice teachers is described as an effective, organized, cooperative action program at the local level. Organization, objectives, and procedures are described, and examples of forms used in the student teacher center program are presented.…