Recounts the unique partnership in science instruction developed between Nassau and Suffolk County (New York) schools and the Bronx Zoo to provide educational experiences for handicapped and mentally retarded students. Discussion focuses on a five-phase program developed for 200 elementary secondary students from Rosemary Kennedy Center through…

Briefly describes a Nebraska program in which materials were developed through the cooperation of university professors, teachers, state department of education participants, Native Americans, and others. (JM)

Industry research is seen as inherently interdisciplinary while university research consists almost exclusively of a single discipline. Experiences of the Gulf Universities Research Consortium, which has representatives from both academe and industry, are described. (MLW)

The gap between academe and industry due to differences in goals, motivations, philosophies, and perspectives is discussed as it relates to U.S. engineering education and industry. Influences affecting "gap size," reasons for diminishing the gap, and linking mechanisms are described. (MLW)

Briefly describes the role, responsibilities, and duties of the coordinator in cooperative education programs. (JN)

Develops the concept of "coordinated service delivery" in relation to the public library and describes several successful library-agency liaisons, including the bicentennial project, Operation Independence. (JD)

A program is described in which home economics teacher educators at Texas Tech University developed a training program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients which utilized the resources of both vocational educators and CETA personnel. Discusses organization of personnel, program implementation, results, and implications. (CT)

Some comments on cooperation between teachers and schools to facilitate smooth transitions for students as they advance from one school to another. (MK)

Risks are taken in establishing alternative school programs but they can be minimized by giving the proper attention to several critical factors. (Author)

Describes an industrial cooperative program leading to a Master of Science Degree in chemistry now being offered by Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. (CS)

The amount of learning will be primarily affected by the quality of the student's questioning. If the student is passive, the internship will become only a part-time job or a training experience. But if the student is an active, constructive questioner, he/she will be participating in the central mission of higher education. (LRA)

Discusses the community college's role in providing continuing/lifelong education, with respect to an increasing emphasis on lifelong learning; greater diversity in student populations; demands for accountability; and cooperative arrangements with other institutions of higher education, community agencies, and business and industry. (AYC)

Minnesota has enacted legislation and implemented cooperative services to meet student needs. Legislation allows two or more districts to cooperate on programs and services while maintaining local boards and independent school district status. Communicasting, combining elements of communication and broadcasting, enables school districts to share…

Proposes locally-generated service-learning networks which will allow disadvantaged communities both to capitalize on existing resources and to develop new vehicles for education. Condensed from "Synergist," Winter 1981, pp38-41. (Author/SJL)

(NOTE: See HE 512 216 for journal name change information.) The voluntary, multipurpose consortium, a growing format and vehicle for formal cooperative arrangements among colleges and universities, is discussed. The extent to which faculty are involved in consortium activities, and incentives and rewards offered to induce faculty participation are…