Developments during the post-World-War-II period that led to the establishment of the Human Resources Research Organization provide a demonstration of how the U. S. Army training needs generated an effective research and development system. The Army's experience with knowledge production and utilization is translated into general principles and…

Outlines reasons for declining community college enrollments, but stresses the potential for continued growth through "proactive" planning, which depends upon well-informed student recruitment efforts, and the development of new modes of interinstitutional cooperation. (MB)

Looks at the rapid growth and development of the Delaware Technical and Community College from its founding in 1966 to the present, focusing on particular achievements in responsiveness to needs of local business and industry, interinstitutional cooperation, and individual counseling. (TP)

Considers how to prepare future high school students for the change that they will experience upon leaving the local middle school. (RK)

A program of cooperation between teachers and professional consultants in the field of mental health made possible the identification of children with problems and the successful modification of their behavior. (JD)

Three Dutch bodies--the Netherlands Universities Council, the Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation, and the Rectors' Conference--have traditionally been active in the field of international contacts between universities. Discusses the responsibilities of these three bodies. (Editor/RK)

The usefulness and extent of university staff visits and secondary group visits were examined in a questionnaire survey of 110 schools and colleges in England and Wales. Substantial contact, generally welcomed and thought valuable, was found. (LBH)

Interinstitutional salary comparisons have proven to be a valuable planning tool for institutions seeking to achieve salary equity while maintaining accountability. (Editor/LBH)

HELP (P), the Higher Education Learning Project (Physics) is a collaborative venture among teachers of physics in several British universities involving skill development, stimulation of individualized study, and teaching techniques. (LBH)

The metropolitan consortium can be an invaluable vehicle for facilitation, building liaisons among higher education institutions and between them collectively and the community at large. Cooperation makes the members stronger, better-managed, and more visible institutions, and they achieve collective clout with the public, the media, and others.…

Many of the issues concerning assessment in higher education are really issues of values, philosophy, and theory, rather than practical, nuts-and-bolts issues. Excellence as the development of human talent, competition or cooperation, outcomes, and improving assessment practices are discussed. (MLW)

The SUPER Project is a collaborative research effort which has been in place for two years. This article presents case studies of this project and offers suggestions for extending it. Schools that have become the partners of research institutions are being encouraged to make research one of their institutionalized functions. (VM)

Assesses the promotion and development of online information retrieval in China. Highlights include opening of the first online retrieval center at China Overseas Building Development Company Limited; establishment and activities of a cooperative network; online retrieval seminars; telecommunication lines and terminal installations; and problems…

This introduction to voice, data, and video communications technologies with specific reference to interests and needs of higher education is intended to make network users aware of issues, opportunities, and impacts of telecommunications technology in higher education. Examples of higher education networks and a glossary of networking-related…

Contains seven articles that focus on educational partnerships throughout the United States. Articles describe partnerships between American corporate enterprise and secondary schools; among school, business, and city officials; among secondary school and college teachers; a one-to-one partnership; and several school-college partnerships. (NRB)