The authors describe a vocational rehabilitation program initiated in Lexington, Kentucky, to help handicapped individuals train for the food service industry. The program features a community-based wholesale food comissary. (CH)

The benefits and concerns of optometry school affiliation with a medical school are discussed, and essential elements of an affiliation agreement are outlined. (MSE)

Describes a collaborative effort to improve education between the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Education and the Kansas City schools. Analyzes the effort using an anthropological model of organizational culture, and focuses on conflicts of perspective. Concludes that smaller, one-on-one interactions may be more beneficial than…

Offers brief one-line descriptions of a variety of cooperative programs and articulation agreements developed recently by community colleges with local high schools and four-year colleges. (DMM)

The author describes the West German "dual system" pattern of vocational training. This pattern requires collaboration between employers and vocational schools; employers teach their apprentices the practical side of the job, while schools provide the necessary theoretical instruction. Problems, including limited opportunities for women…

One of the primary obligations of a university today is to participate in community building. A university's liaison with regional businesses means financial support, political leverage, the revitalization of key programs, and the development of pride and identity reaching beyond campus boundaries.(MLW)

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, whose goal is facilitating resource sharing and cooperation, is described. Barriers to cooperation including absence of leadership, lack of adequate financial incentives, and the tendency to encourage and reward isolated behavior are discussed. (MLW)

The Skyline Vocational Training Project in Great Falls, Montana, involves identifying critical work factors in entry-level jobs and blending the most effective practices of special education with those of vocational education in order to assist disabled students seeking realistic and permanent employment. (SK)

A review of the Department of Education's Secondary Schools Recognition Program shows that exemplary secondary schools often have formed collaborative links with their communities. The five ways schools do this are: recruiting volunteers, aggressive public relations, attracting financial resources, school members volunteering in the community, and…

Traces developments in cooperative preservation in microfilming projects from 1930s to mid-1980s. Participation by the Library of Congress, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Council on Library Resources, National Endowment for the Humanities, American Theological Library Association, Research Libraries Group, and…

Wellness in the Workplace offers a health risk reduction program to the work environment through use of existing health promotion community services. Historical development, services provided, and potential benefits to other communities are discussed. (DF)

Describes the structure and content of the Co-Op Re-entry Program which provides counseling experiences for adult students. The structure's highlights are student-paced learning packages with a progression of activities from supervised in-school studies to independent learning during the work placement period. The content provides carefully…

Public leadership and public opinion have opened the door for school-business partnerships. Several successful programs are described. The private sector is anxious to help educators develop more effective schools. (MD)

The spirit of cooperation between business and higher education helps to strengthen America's private sector. Cooperative programs with Deere and Company and Rome Industries, with the fast food industry (Chick-fil-A), and with a development firm (Garden Lakes Company) are described. (MLW)

Jim Gorman, a high school counselor; Charles A. Green, a two-year college president; Stephen Maier, a two-year college dean of instruction; and John L. Porter, a high school principal, offer examples of ways in which community colleges can improve articulation and communication with high schools. (AVC)