There is a growing recognition of the importance of collaboration between educators and other helping professionals and families. Research on collaboration and practical experience suggest a number of elements are necessary for true collaboration to emerge. The author summarizes research on effective collaboration and provides a three-step model…

If general education incorporated cooperative assignments into the curriculum, students could test their skills in hands-on applications as they acquire them. Co-op gives the experience of being actual employees, applying knowledge and skills in context, and reflecting on learning. (SK)

PHYS-MA-TECH, a project involving five Illinois high schools in the integration of technology, science, and math, was successful because integration occurred in both academic content and instructional delivery. Administrative support and serious commitment to educational reform were also necessary. (JOW)

Discusses the advantages of a partnership between industrial arts and science education and describes some simple, useful projects that could result from the partnership. (JOW)

Cooperative education in China is characterized by partnerships among schools and with government agencies, scientific institutions, and material production sources. Cooperative student training involves information and personnel exchanges, specialized courses, fieldwork, inservice education, postgraduate training, and school-run enterprises. (SK)

The University of New England (Australia) and Chinese University of Hong Kong offer a collaborative graduate diploma and master of health science in gerontology via mixed-mode and web-based education. The multidisciplinary curriculum takes into account Hong Kong's health care system and cultural context. (SK)

Case studies of partnering involving British companies and their contractors and suppliers identified factors influencing transfer of knowledge between organizations, different levels at which learning takes place (individual, team, organization), and the extent of double-loop learning. (SK)

Focus of article is to develop a framework for understanding the change process related to collaboration between academic and student affairs. Findings of a national survey indicate that combined models are best able to guide student and academic affairs collaboration. Study results suggest that universities and comprehensive institutions need to…

Free and Open Educational Resources at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are deeply rooted in our institutional culture, stemming from the role we played in the struggle for political freedom in South Africa. The successful development of a strategy has been influenced by this history, as well as the role of a champion in the main…

This paper describes an instructional technique in an Information Systems course that provides students with actual work experience as part of an internship and/or apprenticeship assignment while completing additional course requirements. The course, Information Resource Management, provides students with a comprehensive overview of Information…

The "Technology Outlook Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis" reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and Open Universities Australia to help inform Australian educational leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching,…

This study reports on the pedagogic rationale, didactic design and implications of an AHRC-funded doctoral training scheme in collaborative and digital multimedia in the humanities. In the second part of this article we discuss three areas of provision that were identified as particularly significant and/or controversial. These include (1) desktop…

This case study reviews the emergence and evolution of eCore (the University System of Georgia's electronically delivered undergraduate core courses) over eight years and summarizes the issues, ongoing challenges, and lessons learned from interinstitutional collaboration in offering and administering a "virtual" shared core. The bulk of…

With the processes of globalization and localization, the local availability of knowledge and skills, and the transfer of technology and innovation to industry, small and medium-sized enterprises and the wider society have become increasingly important. In recent years, there have been many initiatives across Organization for Economic Cooperation…

Response to Intervention (RTI), as a model for improving services to all students, has been a growing phenomenon since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004. The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) defines RTI as "the practice of (1) providing high-quality…