To achieve open education for adults, demands for accessibility, flexibility, relevance, accountability, productivity, and measurable outcomes must be heeded. The impetus for planning and coordination between institutions should come from continuing education. Goals to be achieved are: definition of purpose, funding policy, articulation, and…

Despite the claims of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that it is a champion of amateur athletics and physical fitness in colleges and universities, the NCAA is in fact a business cartel composed of university-firms that have varying desires to restrict competition and maximize profits in the area of intercollegiate athletics.…

Describes consortium arrangement between 11 higher education institutions in Worcester, Massachusetts. (PG)

Discusses the organization, history, and purposes of the University Council for Educational Administration; and describes the activities planning for 1969-74. (DE)

Describes programs that have been initiated between Kansas State University and six non-Ph.D. granting institutions. Special attention is given to an undergraduate program on low-energy accelerator physics, student symposia, seminar research grants and assistantships, and faculty fellowships and symposia. (DS)

More contact between urban and rural schools is needed if the discrepancies in quality are to be eliminated. (MB)

Notes applications of information technology in archival activity, highlighting computer use in management of records centers and archives, intellectual control including computer indexing and online retrieval, and preservation of machine-readable records. Cooperative development of archival systems and impact of mini- and microcomputers are…

To ensure that students receive the best possible vocational program, vocational educators must strive to do more than just give lip service to the concept of articulation. They must implement the activities which will provide the proper ingredients and mix to create successful institutional coordination. (Author/JOW)

This study examines the historical transformation of the network of organizations participating in intercollegiate athletics by focusing on (1) four determinants of network structure--administration, coupling, multiplexity, and new resources--and (2) the processes that link structure to organizational interests. (Author)

Six types of programs involving college students in adult literacy were identified and analyzed: adoption, referrals, coordination, cosponsorship, creation of new programs, and coalitions. Principles for successful collaboration, sustainability and quality, and ethical issues were also identified. (SK)

Reviews typical approaches to establishing organizational partnerships. Shows how educational leaders may effectively establish partnerships with individual corporations within the U.S. business community while enhancing the education profession's status. Grounded in mission, purpose, and policy analysis, the model presented provides the basis for…

Explores different management models for developing interdisciplinary activities and the decisions that facilitate successful establishment and maintenance of environmental education courses and programs in universities. (MDH)

The applicability of marketing research to development of college programs in collaboration with other institutions or individuals is discussed. It is recommended that college administrators conduct ongoing environmental scanning to identify major opportunities for joint programs, forming research groups to screen basic ideas and explore program…