Offers three approaches to professional development for faculty and administrators willing to explore cooperative arrangements: cooperative agreements with business and industry for temporary faculty employment; arrangements with nearby community colleges whereby paired faculty explore mutual interests; and paired arrangements between part-time…

A cooperative project, involving Empire State College and other institutions within the State University of New York, is described that introduces faculties and administrators at traditional campuses to the nontraditional modes and methodologies of instruction at Empire State. Participants' evaluation of the project are provided. (MLW)

The Cooperative Parent Infant Institute sponsored by the Iowa Department of Public Instruction and the Iowa School for the Deaf has served 85 preschool age hearing impaired children since 1978 by providing (1) a parent education program, (2) supplementary diagnostic evaluations, and (3) a family centered recreation program. (Author)

Four representatives of corporate interests consider the difficulties posed for the nation by the inadequate education being provided in the schools and discuss how business and education can cooperate to improve the quality of education. (PGD)

An MIT report advocates education for postgraduate engineers through a new structure linking universities, industry, and professional organizations. Engineering schools and neighborhood industries are urged to collobrate in making off-campus graduate programs available to working engineers and the establishment of special master's programs.…

The growth of in-house training and education programs of employers in both the public and private sector is discussed with a focus on supervisory and managerial personnel in large corporations. Effective dialog and cooperation between the corporate sector and the education sector are needed. (MLW)

Foundations created by public institutions to aid in fund-raising activities and to gain flexibility in managing private gifts are discussed. The partnership between the university and its foundation, including policy and management problems, is addressed. (MLW)

A conference was held at the University of Pennsylvania (December 1982) to discuss university-corporate relations in science and technology. Issues discussed included, among others, whether academic researchers can enter into contracts with industry without sacrificing important university values and the limits to university-industry…

The nature of cooperation between mathematics and science departments at the secondary school level is based on a survey of this issue. There was no situation found where there was a formal, continuing integration thoughout a school, but evidence of several types of cooperation was detailed. (MP)

An Idea Sharing Day is cosponsored by Emporia State University and the local school district of Emporia, Kansas. This cosponsorship fosters positive relations between the university and the schools, supporting efforts to provide more effective education for the elementary child. The Idea Sharing Day has created a wealth of fresh ideas for physical…

Explains how an apparel and textile exhibition can benefit the institution that underwrites the project, the department that sponsors it, the community, and the apparel design teacher (through the chance for professional recognition). Methods for planning such an exhibition are given. (CT)

The last in a series of three articles reviews past efforts to provide university programs in developing countries, and discusses the need for international agencies to coordinate their efforts in offering assistance to university development efforts around the globe. Eleven references are cited. (MER)

What qualities reflect the very best in an admissions officer? What expectations do high school counselors hold for admissions personnel? This article attempts to provide some of the answers. The importance of communication and cooperation between counselor and admissions officer is stressed. (Author)

Describes a cooperative program involving the English and business communication faculty at a community college that was designed to improve the writing skills of nontraditional students. Includes a questionnaire used to gather suggestions for appropriate business writing assignments and approaches that might be used in all writing classes. (FL)

Notes the economic, social, and psychological reasons older adults consider a return to paid employment and discusses the need for courses geared toward second career preparation. Describes representative programs initiated at community colleges to provide training opportunities and support services that are effective in the placement of older…