Open systems and exchange theory are utilized to develop a framework for analyzing school-agency relationships. The framework is composed of two areas: (1) the dynamics underlying school-agency relationships, and (2) evaluation of the intraorganizational, interorganizational, and environmental factors that influence schools of social work and…

Three major national surveys of higher education institutions and six projects using educational media for continuing education have identified specific ways for broadcasters to cooperate in serving adult learners. (Author/SK)

Texas small/rural schools often band together to receive services or programs that would not otherwise be available to them. Services and programs are from Regional Education Service Centers and from the Texas Education Agency. Banding together also increases the schools' influence on political and legislative decisions. (CM)

The Open University's Advisory and Preparatory Services Committee has developed a plan to help new students prepare for the learning experience prior to the beginning of courses through collaborative ventures with local institutions, the pairing of students with tutors, and distribution of course-based material. (JMF)

Reports on how teachers are involved in Florida's teacher centers and what teachers have to say about the accomplishments and problems of those centers. (Author/RK)

The results of the AACJC Center for Community Education survey of 1,275 two year institutions to measure community education/community services are reported, focusing on the nature of the respondents to the survey, cooperation with other agencies, and the nature of community education programs and staff. (JG)

Serving five counties, John Wood Community College (Quincy, Illinois) operates on a contractual common market approach to community college education through the use of existing colleges and proprietary schools in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa that provide instruction and selected support services to district residents. (JG)

Examined the educational linkages between medical schools and public health agencies (PHAs) through a survey of all 134 allopathic medical schools in the United States. Of the 108 schools that responded, 63% reported placing some or all students at PHAs. Barriers to PHA placement included lack of faculty interest and lack of designated PHA contact…

Addresses the gap that has developed in Hong Kong between the Guidelines on Environmental Education in Schools and the actual implementation of those guidelines into practice. Environmental emphasis has been primarily subject-based, and institutional commitment to environmental education has been unsatisfactory. Calls for curriculum reforms and…

Opening the communication lines among a school district in Derby, Kansas, and two other local governmental units--the city of Derby and the Derby Recreation Commission, led to a multitude of cooperative efforts that were fiscally responsible and beneficial for the entire community. (MLF)

In response to a changing world and changing academic fields, a "to do" list for members of the Comparative and International Education Society focuses on creating alliances that are policy advocates for education, building bridges from past to present to future and between changing populations and new educational needs, and confessing…

Survey responses from 68 Ontario principals who administered 141 "twinned" schools indicate that schools were twinned mainly to save money and offer full and better educational programs, yet not much money had been saved nor had educational programs been expanded or improved. From the principals' perspective, the main benefits of…

Benefits and potential problems with formal college and university programs of Interinstitutional data sharing are examined from an institutional perspective and the perspective of the institutional researcher. Benefits include access to data, networking and consulting, efficiency, increased researcher visibility, and better understanding of…

Discusses the development of Georgia's 15 two-year colleges and 32 technical institutes and describes a 1994 formal agreement to resolve differences between the systems and increase collaboration. Highlights factors, such as the use of lottery funds for scholarships, that will increase the state's traditionally low participation rates in…