Participant observations, interviews, and questionnaires verified the success of a co-learning approach in which soil nitrogen workshops were developed cooperatively by extension agents, researchers, and farmers. Key factors were facilitation of group inquiry and tailoring of technical information to the socioeconomic context. (SK)

Critique of an Australian legislative report on adult and community education (ACE) and technical and further education (TAFE) asserts that the report reflects inadequate understanding of the nature and significance of ACE and failure to appreciate the value of links between TAFE and community educators. Reintegration of ACE and TAFE is a…

Elementary and high school students participating in a photography project of the PACERS Small Schools Cooperative in Alabama learn photography and photojournalist skills, work as a group in sharing equipment and assisting one another, and apply math and chemistry skills in the darkroom. Instructions for making a pinhole camera are included. (CDS)

Educators from Scotland and Spain met to exchange ideas about popular education and the role of university departments of adult education. The meeting resulted in formation of the Popular Education Network to continue the international dialog. (SK)

Analyzes the recent evolution in higher education linkages between northern and southern countries from individual academic projects toward broader development cooperation. Reviews different linkage programs in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Focuses on key issues concerning organization, procedures, and support mechanisms, and raises…

In a pilot project, middle school students with learning disabilities were trained to be mentors to preschoolers with physical disabilities. The training used psychosocial group methods implemented by graduate students in counselor education. Mentors developed social and communication skills and a sense of accomplishment. (SK)

To develop a civil society, challenges must be met in five areas: (1) globalization, including ecosystem management; (2) restructuring of work; (3) the impact of family change on learning; (4) ethics and biotechnology; and (5) promotion of information processing over access. (SK)

Discusses the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which science department heads (HoDs) encourage optimal work from a traditional mix of teachers. (Author/WRM)

Universities, industry, and government each gain financial, technological, and strategic benefits from cooperation. Their motivations are educational, political, and epistemological. Barriers to cooperation include industry restrictions, appropriation of research, communication problems, and cultural differences. A legal framework and…

Describes issues surrounding the general weakness in formal statistics education for both undergraduate and graduate students, and the minimal collaboration between statisticians and atmospheric scientists. Recommends statistics curriculum guidelines for atmospheric science students and ways to improve overall interaction between the disciplines.…

Reports on NetMeeting, a new real-time/synchronous Internet tool that allows people in different locations to work together and to share software applications. Notes reasons why NetMeeting is likely to become the tool of choice for corporate and educational collaboration. (SR)

A Belgian and an English university collaborated on comparative cross-national research. Issues were raised in the following areas: language; cultural differences; the salience of class, race, and gender in England but not in Belgium; and qualitative versus quantitative research methods. (SK)

Provides a multidimensional framework of collaboration. Reviews research on e-mail and discusses implications for practice and research with respect to collaboration in the schools. Discusses barriers to collaboration, as well as how e-mail might improve collaboration. Discusses possible future uses of the Internet and e-mail with respect to…

Provides examples of cooperation among Russian aerospace companies as well as international cooperation in the education of aerospace engineers. (SK)

A collaborative group of 25 Northeast Ohio nursing deans/directors has developed an access model to provide new education and career mobility pathways into nursing. Model components describe the routes of licensed practical nurse to registered nurse and registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing. Cost effectiveness and equity are…