This paper addresses the problems of collaboration in distributed Web-based learning. It reviews, treats and discusses these problems from the learning theoretical perspective of "communities of practice" as presented by Etienne Wenger (1998), with reference to past and future Web-based designs. The paper suggests the concept and design…

This report presents the findings of eight case studies of successful HIV prevention education programs on college campuses. The project is part of a national system of integrated activities to prevent HIV infection among post-secondary students. Nearly 100 prevention programs were nominated for recognition for their successful efforts. Part One…

This paper describes the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries' experiences in developing distance education services as an example of how to meet the challenge of providing comprehensive, customized information and instructional support for both on- and off-campus learners. The first section provides historical background on distance…

This book examines the history, philosophy, pedagogy, and evolution of the Institute for Educational Inquiry's Leadership Program. It constitutes volume 1 of the Agenda for Education in a Democracy series, a series that offers strategies for pursuing the simultaneous renewal of schools and the education of educators. The Leadership Program…

This paper describes initiatives at the University of Louisville (Kentucky) as an example of a successful scenario where, through a variety of partnerships, the libraries have become more central in the campus teaching and learning community. The first section describes faculty-librarianship partnerships, including initiatives related to…

This paper describes initiatives at the University of Louisville (Kentucky) as an example of a successful scenario where, through a variety of partnerships, the libraries have become more central in the campus teaching and learning community. The first section describes faculty-librarianship partnerships, including initiatives related to…

This paper discusses the development and implementation of the VISUNET:CANADA Partners Program, an innovative, cooperative model of library service for blind and print disabled Canadians. The ultimate purpose of the model is to advance information equity for blind and print disabled individuals, wherever they live, by positioning the local library…

This paper discusses the formation of collaborative high schools in Ohio and presents several incentives that the state's General Assembly might offer to encourage the formation of these schools. A collaborative high school is a high school shared and operated by two or more city, local, or exempted village-school districts. The report explores…

Specific responsibilities of the State supervisory staff in providing leadership to local associations of young farmers include assisting teacher education institutions with their training programs; providing information to administrators organizing continuing education; providing local teachers with teaching aids; and coordinating the State…

Prejudices between these subjects begin at college and are strengthened by professional associations, whose conflicting objectives and competition for funds ignore students' needs and block comprehensive programs. Finding common goals is imperative; one school has built facilities for dual usage, utilizes team teaching, and schedules students on…

Sandwich courses' survival depends on devising a procedure to assess industrial training meaningfully. The author proposes a list of specific procedures in such an assessment, including regular student inverviews with an assessment panel consisting of both his academic and industrial teachers. (Author/JB)

A potential process for establishing child development programs is described which attempts to avoid many of the organizational problems encountered. (SW)

Cites the necessity of involving students in their own career decisions and shows how to accomplish articulation based on this philosophy. (SB)

Discusses ways in which the National Reading Council, the National Reading Center, public and private schools, and the International Reading Association can relate to the Right to Read effort. (VJ)