The number of academic consortia, cooperating groups of institutions, have exploded in recent years in response to several societal and internal forces. While others have examined aspects of consortia, this paper reports the first intensive effort dealing with effectiveness. The study is divided into 2 parts: (1) What constitutes consortium…

The development of an integrated national plan of information services is the topic of the provisional final report of the seminar which is in Spanish. The accompanying five-page declaration, conclusions and recommendations, in English, implicitly include concepts which will permit the drawing up of a national information policy. The Seminar…

This comprehensive 1-year study of California's correctional system by a system task force was intended to: (1) describe the current correctional system in California from adjudication or sentence to dismissal, (2) develop the most efficient and effective, yet reasonably attainable, model for this system, and (3) prescribe and evaluate alternate…

This document presents the speeches and programs that comprised the 48th Annual Conference of the Associations of College Unions-International. The conference was divided into 6 major parts. The first part was concerned with the administrative organization of the college union, taking into consideration the student-faculty partnership organization…

THE COSTS OF TECHNICAL PROCESSING WITHIN A COOPERATIVE LIBRARY CENTER SERVING A NUMBER OF MEMBER LIBRARIES WERE COMPARED WITH COMBINED COSTS OF OTHER NONMEMBER INSTITUTIONS. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE COST PER MEMBER LIBRARY IN A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FOR A GIVEN QUALITY OF TECHNICAL PROCESSING WOULD BE LESS THAN THE COST OF SIMILAR TECHNICAL…

A study was conducted to identify problem areas in journalism curriculum and programming which had been considered in previous years by the California Journalism Articulation Committee, a body composed of journalism faculty from two- and four-year colleges, and to identify current problem areas, both nationally and in California, for future…

The experiences of a distributive education teacher in the rural areas of Maine are presented. Cooperative programs were conducted by the school and local businesses in order to train seniors in business and retailing. (EC)

Describes a cooperative effort by personnel from three Texas junior high schools and East Texas State University to develop an effective curriculum evaluation system. The evaluation design and measurement devices were developed by University personnel and then used by seven eighth-grade teachers to evaluate a commercially available curriculum…

Corporate/college relations is a new activity for the business community, growing partly out of concern over the widespread ignorance and hostility among faculty and students. Business and education share common problems--inflation, government regulation, pressure from women and minorities, and tenure--and cooperative programs result in mutual…

Instead of hiring outside consultants for each institution's problems, these colleges set up their own three-person permanent consulting team. Among its accomplishments are: averting a financial crisis, aiding a recovery from financial crisis, reorganizing for steady states, and launching statewide planning. (Author/LBH)

The Michigan Adoption Program (MAP) helps match school district needs such as technical assistance and in-service training with well-developed successful programs in other districts. (CMV)

Discusses a program for disadvantaged mothers that enables them to make independent choices leading to work. Covers program objectives, participation barriers, funding problems, the cooperative program model (designed to meet the expectations of multiple funders while maintaining the program goals), and the social and educational context of the…

Typewriting skill achievement pre- and posttests were given to senior high school students in three capstone office education courses: cooperative office education, model office, and office procedures. As findings showed achievement not differing on six of eight measures, it was recommended that schools offer a choice of capstone experiences. (MF)

Limitations of and opportunities for interagency coordination and data sharing among Federal international exchange and training programs are discussed in this article, based on a General Accounting Office (GAO) study. Included are the GAO's recommendations to the International Communication Agency (ICA). (JMD)

The authors investigated (1) types of school-related problems viewed by teachers and physicians as areas of mutual concern and (2) major problems in establishing a mutually satisfying relationship between physicians and teachers. (MJB)