The University City Science Center in Philadelphia offers its 26 member institutions: (1) projects for applied research; (2) facilities which member institutions could not afford; and (3) services of the UNI-COLL computer to each institution. (PG)

The operations of the National Standard Reference Data System, National Bureau of Standards, are described as an example of private/public organization cooperation. (5 references) (SM)

Examines the trend toward statewide planning for higher education, the pressures behind the trend, and the sticky problems involved from the viewpoints of the institutional administrator, the systemwide administrator, and the legislator. (Author/DN)

Suggestions to teachers on sharing objectives, materials, lesson plans, curriculum packages, and human resources. (SP)

A television consortium of 20 community colleges in Southern California is discussed in terms of the advantages, disadvantages and financial base of such an arrangement. (RN)

Discusses a working relationship between graduate schools and community colleges. (PG)

Author describes an inservice program shared by 5 hospitals in southwestern Minnesota. (MB)

Policies presented here are intended to aid transfer journalism students in California by encouraging innovation as well as allowing for some flexibility. (RN)

Eight colleges participate in an educational program for suburban women which provides college level credit and noncredit courses. (SE)

States the case for the consortium in higher education and then examines a consortium with which the author is familiar--Monitoba's Inter-Universities North. Raises questions about the applicability of the consortium idea to the offering of academic programs and makes recommendations for institutions contemplating establishing a consortium.…

By allowing the university to deal with theory and involving the public schools more directly in the practical aspects of teacher education, a positive gap between what is taught and what is practiced would develop, fulfilling the need for teachers exposed to educational reality, but based in educational idealism. (MB)

Examines several factors affecting current university-based educational leadership preparation programs. Calls for the stakeholders in leadership preparation--practitioners, professional associations, university faculty and administrators, accrediting agencies, and licensure boards--to work collectively to improve school leadership training.…

The Rosa Keller Campus is a multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional program of education for older adults. Four principles are essential: (1) program administration independent of participating disciplines and institutions; (2) strong public commitment from institutions; (3) sufficient reward for participants; and (4) strong community involvement…