This paper contrasts two types of university partnerships: first, the Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal (CoPER), between six higher education institutions and 12 school districts in Colorado; and, second, 10 separate community-university partnerships (CUP). Each CUP was based on an asset (as opposed to a deficit) model and developed and…

This report describes the five Professional Development Partnership projects funded in 1992. They were designed to form consortia or partnerships of public and private entities which were to develop opportunities for career advancement or competency-based training for current workers at public and private agencies that provide services to infants,…

Guiding teachers in the development of the understanding of student behavior was the aim of this article in initiating a three stage training program in behavior analysis and modification techniques within the Title 111 schools of the Barstow Unified School District, Barstow, California. (Author/RK)

Article described new programs in preservice teacher education and inservice programs designed to usher in open education. (Editor/RK)

Includes a brief summary of numerous existing systematic observation schemes. (RD)

UCLA project to become information center for distribution of materials in the health occupations field. (Editor)

Describes the Dallas Career Development and Renewal Program of the Dallas County Community College District, which utilizes staff internships, understudies, and special projects for staff development. Covers program history, goals, structures, staff level of participation, project activities, coordination, and costs. (LL)

Physical education teachers and coaches in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington were surveyed to determine the extent of their participation in professional activities, such as conferences, conventions, workshops, clinics, inservice meetings, and professional reading. Data show that the teachers lacked professional commitment to these activities. (PP)

Various perspectives on the training of group workers are presented in nine articles. Topics considered include: (1) problems in training hospital group leaders; (2) training leaders in a behavorial-cognitive approach; (3) micro-counseling and teacher-less approaches to training; and (4) the impact of race and gender on group work. (RC)

Educational legislation mandated that state education agencies submit plans for the coordination of federal and state funds for school staff development. State activities in planning, preparing, and coordinating programs are identified and discussed. (JN)