Examines programs designed to allow average students to pursue college-level studies in high school. Considers reasons that concurrent enrollment programs have traditionally excluded all but high-achieving students, and drawbacks of this policy. Describes three dual enrollment programs operating in New York City and reviews research on their…

Describes the establishment of a partnership between Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) and the Augusta Correctional Center, whereby a BRCC faculty member became a full-time executive on loan to the prison and BRCC brokered various staff training and development services. (DMM)

This study describes an empirical evaluation and comparison of two federally funded programs designed to foster Industry-University (I-U) cooperation. Results indicate that participants in I-U Projects perceive applied objectives like patent development as the most important goal of their collaboration, whereas I-U Centers promote a more basic…

A team of faculty and advanced graduate students from Boston College developed a new educational partnership with labor unions to help combat problems of industrial dislocation and upheaval. The group worked with five different union locals experiencing serious problems associated with foreign competition and new technology. (CH)

Examines recent efforts to smooth the flow of students from community colleges to baccalaureate-granting institutions. Describes a cooperative, multidimensional program involving high schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions in efforts to hone the skills of high school students; improve course and program articulation; and develop…

Describes four opportunities for stabilizing community college course offerings in literature: (1) including literature in composition programs; (2) restricting literature offerings to foundations courses; (3) placing literature courses away from the main campus; and (4) cooperating with secondary school English departments. (DMM)

Discusses topics and issues related to government role in undergraduate science and engineering research, considering: (1) foreign students; (2) precollege education; (3) National Science Foundation funding activities; (4) faculty participation; (5) hearings on education; (6) budget reallocation; and (7) partnerships and cooperative arrangements.…

Describes the cooperative efforts of area citizens and two local colleges in the administration and development of a new management plan for the reopening of Jennison Trailside Nature Centre in Michigan. Explanations of how program offerings increased despite budgetary reductions and of the centre's programs and activities are also provided. (ML)

Provides an overview of the relations between higher education and business and industry, focusing on the development of corporate training/education programs and recent improvements in higher education-corporate education relations. Offers a case study of a collaborative arrangement between the AEtna Institute for Corporate Education and the…

Sees corporate sector students as a major potential market for colleges, while warning of recruitment and retention difficulties. Recommends that educators analyze the nature of their market, what they are marketing, the degree to which administrative systems and policies support retention, and activities for strengthening support systems for…

Recent changes and emphases in Finnish higher education, research themes, and favored forms of research cooperation are outlined. Exchange of research information and contacts in the areas of instructional methods, educational technology, educational policy and administration, nontraditional education, and higher education and the labor market are…

The author favors the creation of broad-based local industry-education alliances as the first step in a joint effort aimed at educational reform. A unified effort is necessary to plan and integrate resources effectively for educational reform and economic development. The National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation can assist these…

Discusses Lehigh University's industry-funded centers and institutes, academic research projects designed to upgrade both industry and the economy, and research and development programs. Includes information on sources of research and development funding. (JN)

Describes a program implemented by a British secondary school which linked students taking economics or commerce courses with industry. There were five components in the program: industrial and commercial visits, guest speakers, the young enterprise scheme (i.e., some students started their own businesses), field studies, and evaluation reports.…

This article can be used by teachers and administrators to survey agencies that make their clinical facilities available to health occupations programs. (Editor/HD)