Due to the diversity of compensatory education programs and to disparities in their goals and administration, it is difficult to evaluate their effectiveness. Educational reformers are faced with a political dilemma generated by their inability to show that schools and programs have a positive impact on target students. (Author/GC)

A pilot summer project under the auspices of the Protective Services Resource Institute has been developed at New Jersey-Rutgers Medical School in which medical students work alongside professional social workers with families in which abuse and neglect are potential or actual problems. (LBH)

The article presents a model for training elementary social studies teachers--a model which will provide some insight into a possible relationship between the laboratory school classroom, the college professor, and future teachers. (Author/RM)

A special educator offers a series of guidelines for preparing personnel to provide vocational training for special needs youth, along with strategies for cooperative planning and programs between vocational and special teacher education. (MF)

The authors present two case studies of collaborative efforts between the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Communications Workers of America to provide inservice training that enhances productivity, competitiveness, and individual career development. The effort was facilitated by the quality-of-worklife process. (CH)

Addresses issues and assesses developments in research and development collaborative efforts between universities and industry. Provides an historical context and explores current industry-university alliances. (ML)

Discusses the Boston Compact, a 1982 agreement between Boston's business, governmental, and educational leaders to establish a system of priority hiring for high school graduates in return for the school system's assurance that it would improve education. Describes background and implementation since 1982, focusing on how well these goals have…

Describes two cooperative programs involving the Ford Motor Company and community colleges: the voluntary joint United Auto Workers-Ford Employee Development and Training Program, which serves both dislocated and active workers; and the Ford ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) Program, a two-year cooperative work study program.…

Vocational education is thriving in Council Bluffs, Iowa, because of a local commitment to develop a fully articulated career education program and capitalize on shared resources. (JOW)

Presents an overview of the Public Broadcasting Service and its educational functions. Examines the educational services offered by public television, identifying educational programs available and some being developed. Describes LEARNING LINK, an interactive service featuring data bases, computer conferencing, and information resources accessible…

The Atlanta Partnership of Business and Higher Education, Inc. works to harness the resources of business, higher education, governmental, religious, and human-service agencies for the benefit of youth. The programs in Atlanta are successful because they involve sharing of personal attention and time as well as money. (MLW)

Describes the principles of program evaluation and the technical assistance provided in 1986-87 to North Dakota local educational agencies for evaluating their special education programs. Emphasizes local control of the evaluation activities and includes an example of planning for a local evaluation study on least restrictive environment. (JHZ)

Indicates that instructional improvement results when the principal and the teacher undertake cooperative planning and goal selection. Presents such a building-level effort at Richland Elementary in Richardson, Texas. (JK)

Discusses some benefits and problems of the North Carolina teacher preparation program, "Quality Assurance," which is a comprehensive reform program placing strong emphasis on public school participation during a six year teacher education process. (SD)

Offering an educational program through a corporation enables an institution to recruit a large number of new, previously unserved students at one time. A program that helps New Jersey state employees earn degrees at Thomas A. Edison State College is described. (MLW)