The article describes a pilot program of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative in the Enfield borough of London which included a special school for delicate children (ages 5 to 16). Discussed are program components, technical vocational options, program implementation, the base room and extended program, program effects, and program…

EDUCOM, a consortium of more than 500 colleges and universities involved in computing, favors the establishment of a review process that would help professors identify useful computer programs and promote the recognition of software development as a scholarly activity worthy of credit toward tenure and promotion. (MLW)

Describes a "mutual benefit" arrangement that expanded the school-business partnership model. Westfall Secondary School and an industrial operation in Owen Sound Ontario, Canada, linked their strengths and needs to offer students actual work and project experiences and to give the company useful information, services, and adult basic…

The study examined case studies of student service operations and technology used to provide counseling for adult distance education students. (Author/CH)

Examples of "partnerships" between corporations and educational institutions are presented. The partnerships range from research collaborations to on-the-job training programs, student internships, advisory councils, and membership associations that offer benefits to paying corporations. (MLW)

Discusses some of the reasons why some schools are using their computers to form local area networks (LANs). Presents some low-cost alternatives to full-fledged networking systems. (TW)

Discriminates between "community architecture" and conventional approaches to architecture. Focuses on community architecture as it relates to the participation of users in their environment, the establishment of partnerships between specialists from different fields, and the evolutionary development of people's environmental needs. (TW)

This article presents a brief account of some of the new directions that manpower planning has taken in recent years viewed primarily in the light of activities undertaken by the International Labour Office technical cooperation program in this field. (Author/CT)

Describes an environmental education project which engaged teachers as collaborative investigators of their own practices. Provides an outline of an action research approach and presents examples of curriculum and methodological issues related to environmental education. A group meeting report form and response sheet are included as appendices.…

Describes the integrated model of action research/planning/development employed in the City of York to provide adult and continuing education opportunities through: (1) the Adult Day School; (2) community and continuing education classes initiated by the Board of Education; and (3) cooperative relationships between community organizations and…

Describes the extension of engineering education in the Netherlands after World War II, focusing on a new phenomenon at the Universities of Technology in the Netherlands, namely, the "Transfer Points" and the help given to new entrepreneurs. Postacademic education in engineering, practical training in industry, and funding are also…

The conditions necessary to sustain collegial professional relationships and the problems with these relationships are explored in this article. Strategies important for successful staff development are described. (DF)

Foothill College's conviction that partnerships with local corporations are critical to college viability has led to nearly $3 million in donations from business to the college's educational programs. Foothill's partnership with Tandem Computers Inc. is described. (MLW)

Discusses collaborative work as part of the school reform movement. Includes case examples of five collaborative programs. Also provides a list of guidelines for developing collaborative programs. (MD)

Describes an interdistrict network developed by the Metropolitan Teaching Effectiveness Cadre program that provides training in effective intsruction and supervision for 22 Kansas and Missouri school districts. (MD)