Describes a college program of research collaboration with high school teachers and an academic alliance that emerged from the experiences. The background, organization, achievements, and reluctance factors related to the program are discussed. (YP)

The Tri-District Arts Consortium in South Carolina was formed to serve artistically gifted students in grades six-nine. The consortium developed a summer program offering music, dance, theatre, and visual arts instruction through a curriculum of intense training, performing, and hands-on experiences with faculty members and guest artists. (JDD)

Describes study that examined both currently operational and planned programs where academic libraries are involved in cooperative programs either financed or encouraged by state coordinating agencies of higher education. Limitations of the study are discussed, and a questionnaire and interview questions are appended. (eight references)…

Argues that the community college is an important cultural resource for rural communities. Summarizes Lake City Community College's guidelines for arts advocacy and its work in coordinating dance, musical, and theatrical performances; promoting cooperative arts programs; and gaining public and private financial support. (DMM)

Posits working principles for the negotiation and maintenance of educationally sound and mutually satisfactory affiliations and articulation agreements between accredited U.S. colleges and postsecondary institutions in other countries. Presents guidelines for planning, implementation, and evaluation. (DMM)

The author states that vocational education can join in partnerships with industry, labor, and government to contribute to economic development. Examples of current programs are included. The "joint venture" concept is explained and ideas for forming joint ventures are shared. (CH)

Examined is a professor's views on a principal-professor exchange program. The role of principal was temporarily filled by the author (a professor) in six schools in North Carolina and Ohio. Six shared characteristics are discussed. (SI)

The agendas of the social work profession's accrediting group and the society served by the profession call for revitalizing the linkage between social work and the liberal arts. Accreditation requirements and their implementation, social work's mission as control of dependency, and outcomes as an organizing principle are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Berea College and its hometown, Berea, Kentucky, undertook to coordinate their separate comprehensive plans for facilities and land use. The effort resulted in savings, conservation of staff time, integrated planning decisions, and understanding and cooperation among organizational entities. (MSE)

Examines joint efforts by community colleges and business/industry to develop curricula to train employees, using examples of college/industry collaboration in California. Considers the current role of the California Employment Training Panel and the future role of local chambers of commerce. (DMM)

A solid blend of theory and practice, an effective training system, and continuing support for new teachers are essential elements of teacher preparation, whether it is provided by a university, a district, or a partnership of the two. (Author/TE)

This article describes the Valley Education Consortium, a long-term, ongoing school-university partnership to achieve concurrent improvements in secondary school curriculum and assessment. The partnership consists of 10 school districts in western Oregon, three county education service districts, the Oregon State University-Western Oregon State…

Presents findings from a case study of factors influencing successful cooperative apprenticeship programs. Indicates that apprenticeships are cost-effective mechanisms for bringing together the human and capital resources within a community to solve human resource education and business training needs. (21 citations). (MAB)

Issues concerning cooperative efforts between teachers and researchers are considered, based on the experiences of an educator who served as a cooperating teacher in three classroom research projects and a collaborative researcher in another project. Commentary is provided on what collaboration really means, the slowness of change, planning,…

Assesses implementation and outcomes of a staff development program, the Classroom Centered Teacher Development Mathematics Project (CCTDM), within the Chelsea (Massachusetts) public schools, which is designed to address problems associated with the teaching of school mathematics. Outcome data show that the CCTDM mode for initiating and sustaining…