Discusses the phenomenon of interstate cooperation programs among institutions. These voluntary activities in public services and education work with Washington, yet preserve their identities as state programs. (MK)

The author presents an overview of the results of a nationwide series of workshops that addressed Comprehensive Employment and Training Act/career education collaboration. Topics included local education agencies/prime sponsor agreements, Youth Employment and Training Program implementation efforts and problems, and future concerns. (CT)

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)

The literature on interorganizational relations is reviewed. Four distinct research traditions are examined, and the prescriptive literature on coordination is reviewed. A comparison of models of coordination, five preconditions for successful coordination, and an action model for increasing coordination are reviewed. (Author/MLW)

(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…

Creative responses of the poorer higher education institutions to the demands of production under restraints of minimal resource allocation are described. It is suggested that similar cooperative arrangements and group efforts could help other institutions facing financial restraints. Sources for additional information are cited. (Author/SF)

The formal retraining of experienced teachers from one field or level of specialization to another is one response to problems created by changing job markets within the teaching profession. (JD)

A university and an urban community college system have combined their facilities to produce a vocational teacher training program. The approach also has helped in the development of a program of college level instruction for military personnel. (Author/JH)

Discusses the relationship between innovative public library services and library administration's need to seek cooperative relationships with outside organizations to implement such services. The formation of the Consortium for Public Library Innovation (1976) is described, and a list of references is provided. (FM)

Many colleges cannot provide sabbatical leave for teachers. With the "mini", short-term leave can produce long-term benefits. (Editor)

Discusses the contribution Dutch universities can make to development cooperation through collaboration in the fields of higher education and research with partners from Third World countries. (Author/RK)

Public schools and universities, involved in implementing teacher education programs, cooperatively need to prepare teachers who can guide each pupil in the school and class setting to attain optimal growth in all relevant facets of development. Outdated approaches in teaching need to be identified and guidance given to prospective teachers.…

An educational support program model was conceived and implemented as a team effort involving academicians and student personnel administrators. The program operates 60 hours a week in the areas of counseling, English composition, mathematics and reading/study skills. Research data imply the programs enhance marginal students' opportunities for…

Four formal outdoor education programs in Newfoundland and Labrador are briefly described: Brother Brennan Environmental Education Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, and College of the North Atlantic. Cooperation among these formal environmental and outdoor recreation programs, informal community outdoor…