Outlines major issues concerning out-of-state delivery of educational services to military veterans and active duty personnel pursing off-duty education. Reviews the implications of the policies of military services offices and the Veteran's Administration for postsecondary institutions. (AYC)

Presents a six-step model for developing successful and productive linkages between community colleges and local community interest groups. (DMM)

More than 100 books, articles, and papers concerning university-industry relations are identified by the Literature Subcommittee of the Society of Research Administrators. Mutual interests, obstacles to cooperation, solutions to problems, and emerging trends are highlighted. (MLW)

This report presents, in outline form, an overview of the purpose and activities of the Partnership Opportunities Subcommittee of the Task Force for Enhancing Access for African American Males of the University System of Georgia. The Subcommittee is charged with identifying a wide array of educational, civic, and business organizations to serve as…

State welfare agencies increasingly face the challenge of serving a caseload with multiple barriers to employment. For example, a significant proportion of clients may have substance abuse problems that hamper their ability to participate in required activities and move toward self-sufficiency. Coordinating and integrating welfare and substance…

Like other public institutions, museums strive to make their facilities accessible to people with disabilities, yet these same patrons may be hindered in their use of museum Web sites by electronic accessibility barriers. This presentation demonstrates that access was a primary design factor in the Virtual Museum Tour, part of the Web site of The…

Cooperation Metaphors are sets of rules to support interaction and collaboration between users who want to explore complex content and information together. The rules determine how the collaborative community can be created and managed, how members of the community can operate on their own, or cooperate with other members. Different types of…

As museums throughout the world enter the interactive arena of digital communications, a need has emerged to access strategies of program development that seamlessly interface with existing missions and resources. This paper describes how Project VIEW, a US Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, collaborates with major…

There are now major efforts being undertaken throughout the world to digitize and preserve significant materials. Digital acquisition, which is the conversion of physical materials into a digital format, allows the possibility of efficient dissemination, and serves as a means of preservation. This paper presents research focused on developing new…

This paper discusses the experiences of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Twinning Project, an international twinning database developed and maintained by the IFLA Programme for Universal Availability of Publications, which acts as a kind of "dating agency" aiming to match partner libraries as…

To achieve open education for adults, demands for accessibility, flexibility, relevance, accountability, productivity, and measurable outcomes must be heeded. The impetus for planning and coordination between institutions should come from continuing education. Goals to be achieved are: definition of purpose, funding policy, articulation, and…

How an urban university, the University of Portland, gave leadership and direction in solution of a problem of a neighbor high school is described. (Editor/PG)

Training plans which include suggested learning times; an indication of whether particular learnings would occur on the job, in the classroom, or both; individual study assignments; and evaluative measures of student performance are recommended for Home Economics Related Occupations cooperative programs to provide direction and meaning. (AG)

A change to the metric system -- the International System of Units -- in the building construction industry would require a federal agency to administer a nationally coordinated program with representation of the various building construction industries. The program should include a carefully planned sequence of events for transition and a…

In wake of increased frequency of accidents, disasters, and catastrophes caused by nature or technological development across the world, an important need has arisen to rush assistance and to coordinate all such efforts. An International Rescue Organization is proposed to meet these needs. (PS)