Interest in developing a higher quality secondary academic program in cooperation with a university brought about the introduction of the International Baccalaureate in a South Carolina secondary school. The article traces the developmental stages of the program for eleventh graders during its first year. (Author/CL)

Examples of successful cooperative research between school and university personnel are offered to illustrate the value of the approach for teachers of gifted students. (CL)

This volume is a report of a workshop held in 2003 to address best practices and remaining challenges with respect to national laboratory-university collaborations. The following are appended: (1) Committee Member Biographies; (2) Workshop Agenda; (3) Workshop Participants; (4) Glossary of Acronyms; and (5) Major Benefits and Challenges. [This…

Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Connecticut works to involve citizens in improving the visual environment of their communities. (Author/AN)

The present status of faculty-librarian relationships in liberal arts colleges was determined in this study. (Author/NH)

Cooperative storage warehouses have been advocated largely on two bases: the economies to be realized, and the extension of resources to be achieved. The economies have not been made but the extension of resources, in one instance, has. Other possible alternatives should also be fully explored. (NH)

A consortium, composed of two community colleges and seven other colleges and universities, has been established in North Carolina. Benefits derived from this system included: students have been able to take courses at other member institutions; common indexes for library files have been established; and faculty members have been able to confer on…

Describes collaborative efforts among the alumni relations departments of three Maine liberal arts colleges. Discusses how the cooperative effort began, unexpected benefits, the give and take of partnerships, and adding partners. A sidebar provides examples of four other cooperative efforts. (EV)

Industry policy emphasises the importance of competition between firms as the basis of efficient markets and as a stimulus for improved firm efficiency. Yet research has shown that much can be gained from cooperation among firms in a range of activities, especially those involving the transfer of knowledge, such as training. These cooperative…

This brief describes collaboration and cost-sharing among agencies and Federal programs to improve transition supports for youth with disabilities. The brief reviews suggested activities for forming collaborations and pooling resources, and provides examples of programs that have "blended" or "braided" funds provided by partner agencies. It also…

This article describes a service-learning project implemented at Colorado State University to assist a South African non-profit organization in enhancing their music education program, while at the same time advancing the international perspectives of American students in a senior capstone course on program development and grant writing. In the…

The introduction to this paper overviews the project which was designed to provide the institute with contemporary, direct, and continuing feedback about basic issues and problems in teacher education for the disadvantaged. One page of information (gathered from proposals and from interim and final reports) is devoted to each of the 25 inter- and…

This study was undertaken to answer questions about the growing movement toward interinstitutional cooperation in higher education. After a brief discussion of the recent history of and rationale behind the growth of consortia, data on the 1,017 consortia under consideration are presented. Information is included on institutional size and control,…

The purpose of Cataloging in Publication (CIP) is to provide professional cataloging data to publishers so that the data will be printed in the book. Since CIP will reduce cataloging costs and speed the delivery of books to readers, it should be beneficial to both the library world and the publishing industry. The number of participating…

A discussion of how cooperative buying can result in benefits for media users and producers alike. (Author/HB)