The federal role in precollege science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is receiving increasing attention in light of the need to support public understanding of science and to develop a strong scientific and technical workforce in a competitive global economy. Federal science agencies, such as the National Aeronautics…

Child- and family-serving programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) design and conduct interventions to improve the health of their clients through better nutrition. But these programs present a significant opportunity to improve physical activity levels in the preschool population as well,…

Colleges and universities can never be too prepared, whether for physical attacks or data security breaches. A quick data slice of over 7,000 US higher ed institutions, using the Office of Postsecondary Education's Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Website and cutting across public and private two- and four-year schools, reveals some…

This article places action learning in the context of system innovation, as it studies the potential use of action learning for system change. In order to effect such system change, collaboration between actors from different institutional backgrounds is essential. To gain insight into if and how action learning can be applied for system change,…

The transition to adulthood can be difficult for youth, particularly those who have disabilities severe enough that they receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (DI), or other disability program benefits. Besides the issues facing all transition-age youth, young people with disabilities face a host of…

In March 2008, the National Early Childhood Transition Initiative released a document developed collaboratively over several months titled "Designing and Implementing Effective Early Childhood Transition Processes". The document was created as a resource for improving state and local performance on the State Performance Plans (SPP) and…

This article discusses the advantages of interagency cooperation in recreational programming. (PD)

Presented an analysis of various mechanisms of interassociational cooperation, emphasizing the role of the American Council on Education. (Editor/RK)

There seems to be 3 distinct types of higher education organizations that operate in response to unique demands and imperatives: (1) institutionally based organizations such as those acting collectively through the American Council on Education, (2) those interested in the furtherance of separate disciplines, and cooperating through the American…

Established in 1948 as a public agency of 15 member states cooperating to improve higher education, the Southern Regional Education Board works with state governments, academic institutions, and other agencies to: do research on the South's problems and needs in higher education; provide consultant services to states and institutions on problems…

At the beginning of its second 50 years the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), a national voluntary consortium of more than 830 colleges and universities, is proud of its achievements and points to unmatched public concern as it continues efforts to promote the preparation of effective teachers in response to today's…

The Interagency Training Programs Catalog is one of four publications published by the Civil Service Commission that are specifically designed to provide agencies information on available training resources. This catalog is intended primarily for clientele in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and contains information on interagency training…

A unique cooperative venture between the city of Coventry and local trade unions is establishing a library collection of books, periodicals, historical documents, tapes, and films dealing with unions, labor studies, and industrial problems. (JAB)

An ecobehavioral intervention was developed in which agencies and services cooperated, circumventing the mother, to improve the personal cleanliness of two severely neglected children. Intervention included contingent allowance, visits, and laundry assistance. (CL)