Discusses the finances, activities, and publications of the Southern Association on Children under Six from September 1991 to August 1992. Reports the changing of the organization's name to the Southern Early Childhood Association. (BB)

The province of Ontario has taken a lead in promoting the development of multiuse facilities. The advantages include the following: (1) saving labor and utilities costs; (2) maximizing programing; (3) improving quality and quantity of service; (4) guaranteeing nonpartisan access to public facilities; and (6) providing one-source shopping for…

The potential gains in efficiency of three types of contracts in college administration are contrasted. Contract types include explicit contracts in the budgeting process between the state and higher education institutions; institutional contracting for inputs; and interinstitutional contracting. The tradeoff between production cost savings and…

The president of Michigan State University and member of the Knight Commission encourages universities to accept 10 principles of action embodied in the commission's report on reform of intercollegiate athletics. The principles stress the role of the university president, the primacy of the institution's educational mission, and fair treatment for…

The Association for Higher Education of North Texas is an alliance of 20 colleges and universities, 21 high-tech businesses, and civic interests in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that is modeling new ways for higher education institutions to respond to community needs. Other consortia are generally curriculum centered, service centered, or special…

The impact of collaborative research based in new research centers on the Australian university system is examined, and broad policy implications for academic researchers are outlined. University involvement, required by the research center grants, support from the disciplines, and limiting factors in cooperative research are discussed. (MSE)

Explores possibilities for developing collaboration within and between schools and colleges to subvert central government pressures for greater competition between institutions. Examines the collaboration concept, issues connected with its promotion, potential links between collaboration and state schooling as a public professional service, the…

The Business Higher Education Forum, a group of corporate executives and college presidents, has been active in reform of elementary and secondary education by supporting collaborative efforts between business, higher education institutions, other sectors, and the schools. The guiding principle identified is that broad based alliances are…

Describes the efforts of the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) consortium to provide technical assistance in Taiwan, Surinam, the Republic of China, and other countries. Highlights separate projects of CCID members, community college programs with companies and international organizations, and the results of community college…

Examines the roles played by universities in three distinct community-building initiatives in Oakland (California) over a five-year period, and outlines four lessons for university-community partnerships. The lessons affirm that the contributions universities can make to community-building are very important, and that the process of maintaining…

Describes a growing competition for advancement within corporate ranks due to technical and cultural changes, an occurrence that has increased the number of young and midcareer professionals in graduate institutions. Discusses examples of cooperative and collaborative activities between corporations and universities in developing high-quality…

Scottish teacher education was located in specialist institutions (monotechnics) until quite recently, but is now almost fully integrated into the universities. This change was related to government policies that promoted institutional collaboration, financial and other pressures that made merger with a university attractive to colleges of…

Presents two annual reports, one of the National Endowment for the Humanities, including public-private partnerships and a directory of state humanities councils; and one of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Library Programs, which includes state-administered programs, national leadership grant programs, and the Native American Library…

Innovations from Google[TM] and Amazon[R] are clear wake-up calls that as a profession and an industry things need to be done differently. Automation vendors and librarians must work together to ensure that the profession is positioned to take advantage of changing culture and technology to assume a rightful place at the table where rich and…

Many challenges face professional organizations. This study focused on the contributions, challenges, and trends in business education professional organizations over the years. Data was gathered from formal and informal sources associated with 17 business education professional organizations. The study showed that primary challenges were…