In a recent project involving two midwestern high schools, vocational and academic teachers participated in a project promoting interaction and mutual reinforcement. Innovative matches were found in agriculture and biology exchange classes, a technology outreach program, a study of world protein distribution, and a furniture marketing project. The…

Discusses strategies for success used by the seven libraries that have won the Library of the Year award sponsored by Library Journal and The Gale Group (formerly Gale Research Inc.). Highlights include self-promotion; recognition for innovative planning and programs; fundraising benefits of winning; public-relations benefits; community benefits;…

Cooperative games program was conducted with second graders who had a previous problem with low cooperative skills and excluding children. These games are a viable intervention for counselors to promote cooperation, fun, good health, and positive social interaction. A shift in attitude was observed during the program, as well as an improvement in…

Argues that an avenue for enhancing geography education lies in collaboration between teacher educators and government agencies. Describes a cooperative program between the University of Houston-Clear Lake (Texas) and NASA's Johnson Space Center. Discusses challenges in creating the program, the nature of the program, and benefits from…

Describes a distance learning program, MedinaLink, at the University of Akron (Ohio) which involved linking the university to Medina county high schools. Emphasis is on the challenges of linking two environments that are dichotomous in structure and style. Management of enrollment, course selection, semester scheduling, daily scheduling, resource…

In the T3 project (telematics for teacher training) seven European partners actively used telematics in their teaching programs. Partners collaborate through face-to-face meetings, videoconferencing and Web-based virtual workshops. The first virtual workshop organized within a telematic learning environment is reported. Concludes that to stimulate…

Despite their advantages for students, school-based health centers are not prevalent due to preoccupation with academic standards, jurisdictional overlap problems, and a patchwork of funding sources. Coalition-building, effective resource management, and establishment of cooperative staff working relations are essential. Online resources are…

Argues that student affairs faculty and administrators need to collaborate in educating graduate students in their institutional preparation programs and that this collaboration is necessary to ensure a positive, well-rounded experience for graduate students. Discusses student affairs preparation programs in which faculty and administrators work…

Describes Project Colleague, an effort of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education to connect faculty from various institutions and disciplines involved in community service work. Five full-day meetings focused on such topics as project initiation and development and working with the community. Faculty trained through the Project are…

Outlines a framework for changing curricula in higher education in order to prepare students to succeed in a culturally diverse, globally interdependent world. The framework components include focused and infused curriculum changes, increase expertise of a diverse and international faculty, linkages with other universities and organizations, and…

Claims that career center professionals must intensify their involvement with one another. Focuses on how career professionals' work rarely intersects with that of large employers and the need for other collaborations; the value of networking; students' educational goals; job listings; and the necessity of a diverse skill base. (RJM)

Describes cable modem technology (i.e., an external device that facilitates high-speed access to the Internet via the same network configuration employed for cable television). Examples of cable field trials carried out in collaboration with educational user communities are presented, and cable technical capabilities, advantages, and constraints…

The Pribilof Islands Stewardship Program aims to preserve the rich species diversity of the islands and recover the sense of connectedness that once linked local Aleuts and their environment. The summer program draws on both science and traditional knowledge, offering Aleut youth the chance to assist scientists, protect the seals, and participate…

Highlights pitfalls and successes in a cooperative curriculum and teacher-development project involving U.S. and Brazilian educators. Difficulties arose, due to differing conceptions of community and individualism as related to disabled persons' equal-education rights. Challenging Brazil's hierarchically based social prescriptions resulted in…

This article describes use of Resource Coordinating Teams (RCT) to: (1) integrate school-support programs and services for students with disabilities with one another and with community resources and (2) encourage services and programs to function in an increasingly cohesive way. Discussion identifies RCT issues concerning student patterns,…