A study was designed to identify the underlying dimensions of the barriers and facilitators to the linkage of vocational education and registered apprenticeship programs. It was anticipated that knowledge of the factors derived from identified barriers and facilitators would provide assistance in the development of models designed to establish…

The Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) designs and tests methods of creating and strengthening cooperation among providers and between providers and users of rural public services. PRI has defined six types of collaboration (voluntary, involuntary, formal, informal, direct, and indirect) and strives for voluntary collaboration among agencies,…

Discusses the teaching of the concept of electronically equivalent groups by comparing transition metal and nonmetal groups that have the same electronic requirements. (MLH)

Presents a dialogue between James R. Halvorsen and Brian P. Miller, in which they discuss similarities between Individually Guided Education (IGE) and community education and explore areas of possible areas of possible mutual development between IGE and community education. (JG)

Evaluated was the effectiveness of a perceptual motor training program with 295 5- and 6-year-old children who were either in the experimental remedial program or a contrast group. (DB)

Describes a cooperative program in which two private four-year colleges jointly operate a Coordinate Campus utilizing the staff and resources of each college to serve transfer students from nearby junior colleges. (JG)

The study part of a work-study program may provide an opportunity to attain the real objectives of the program (with the emphasis on student responsibility) and fulfill the role of the work-study coordinator. (Author)

Most states must assume more leadership in the supervision of institutions and the licensing of professional practitioners if the public and the good name of higher education are to be protected. (Editor)

Mistakes were made during the 1960s as planning became a continuing responsibility of colleges and universities, but the lessons learned then can help higher education prepare for the 1980s. (Editor)

Recommendations by the recent task force of the Education Commission of the States on statewide coordination include six items of advice for the organization and conduct of coordinated planning. (Editor)

The territorial imperative ought not to threaten the well-being of a species. For faculty and student affairs, symbiotic relationships must be sought through a redefinition of territories, and through recognition that territories are not mutually exclusive. For student affairs, one route to new ground is through research. (Author/PC)

The Senior Home Care Program (SHCP) attempted to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating and coordinating medical, home health services, and home care for members of a senior health plan. It was designed to show how a state-supported home care system could work with health maintenance organizations to improve community-based long-term care. A…

This paper describes the structure of a superintendent network in each of two western states (Washington and Idaho); what the networks look like; and how superintendent attributes such as age, ethnicity, gender, salary, years of experience, and size of school district influence the network. The study further compares similarities and differences…

Oakland (California) must expand high-quality, comprehensive early childhood development programs to improve the educational, employment, and life options of low-income children. Research has found that the benefits of participation in Head Start and other high-quality preschool programs include better preparation for school and lower risk of…

Focusing on the increasing attention of communication scholars to the production of conversation, this paper outlines three broad perspectives on discourse analysis: (1) codification, which involves discrete categorizing of discourse and includes work in speech act theory, traditional interaction analysis, and message strategies; (2) coordination,…