This is volume 14 of Leadership Abstracts, a newsletter published by the League for Innovation (California). Issue 1 of February 2001, "Developmental Education: A Policy Primer," discusses developmental programs in the community college. According to the article, community college trustees and presidents would serve their constituents well by…

This report describes fiscal year 1998 grant allocations made under the Illinois Higher Education Cooperation Act (HECA) to support programs and projects involving cooperation among higher education institutions. A total of $16.59 million was allocated. Projects recommended for grant funds include 3 new and 12 continuing interinstitutional…

This document reports the oral and written testimony submitted at a Congressional hearing on how job training works--how effective employment training programs succeed and how that success is measured. The hearing was based on a General Accounting Office study that found four hallmarks of effective job training: individual commitment, removal of…

This digest identifies three major enrollment trends presently affecting community colleges. The three types of students--dual credit, reverse transfer, and job retraining--are likely to continue to increase in number in the near future. Dual-credit, in which secondary school students enroll in courses that receive both high school and college…

This publication includes seven articles. "ATE Grants Generate Life-Changing Experiences" discusses the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grants, which provide seed money and other support that community college educators use to enhance technical training and improve math and science instruction. "Phone…

Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) programs can be coordinated in a number of ways, some of them especially focused on women. For example, research suggests the following: (1) WIA and TANF can be coordinated to improve low-income women's human capital development; (2) many states and localities…

This paper provides a historical overview of international education trends in U.S. colleges, including teacher education programs, comparing current research with data from the 1970s. In 2000, deans and department chairs of the American Association of colleges for Teacher Education's (AACTE's) 735 member institutions were sent a 31-item…

In this report, the California Postsecondary Education Commission provides an assessment of the progress that has been made in achieving the goal of Senate Bill (SB) 121: improving student transfer among the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California. The report demonstrates that the transfer…

Lexington, Kentucky has put the concept of collaboration into practice by creating a Community Education Work Council. Through the Council, business, union, education, and government representatives are improving the transition from school to work. The development of the Council and organizational problems are discussed. (Author/JMD)

The University of Michigan Medical School has established a mechanism for cosponsoring educational activities in the University of Michigan Hospital that provides medical faculty and staff with access to continuing medical education credit in the context of medical practice. (Author/JMD)

Explores the working relationship between Indiana University's Main Library Media Services department and the Instructional Media division. Examines the video collections, users and usage patterns, circulation by subject, and video/film classroom usage. Discusses a plan for the electronic delivery of visual media directly to classrooms, library,…

Outlines the efforts of the Historical Advisory Committee (a group of archival scholars within the State Department) to force the release of documents revealing overseas covert intelligence operations in the 1950s. Recent legislation has reformed moderately the declassification process. Scholars continue to press for further reforms. (MJP)

Presents the results of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Working Group on Adapting to Resource Constraints, focusing on four areas: size of the academic enterprise, organizational models and their relationships to the clinical enterprise, faculty tenure and compensation, and partnerships with capital-intensive entities. Outlines…

Describes a cooperative project between a business school and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) that explored entrepreneurship and process education, management education relevance, technology transfer, and research commercialization. Merging the needs of various university departments is discussed; cooperation instead of…

Focuses on the purposes, prejudices, practices, and contexts of teacher educators in higher education and schools. Suggests research routes that might contribute to their thinking and action and, ultimately, to their students. Proposes a partnership model of qualitative research and development. (CFR)