In response to Borko and others (EC 233 123), this article considers implications for collaborative efforts between special educators and classroom teachers. Three themes are pursued: the evolution of a shared language between special and general education, the nature of expertise and methods for sharing expertise, and the nature of the change…

To complement and strengthen its educational leadership program, East Tennessee State University, along with Brigham Young University, Florida State University, and Virginia Tech, formed a liaison with NASSP to help expand and refine administrative skills in decision making, leadership, sensitivity, problem solving, communication, judgment, and…

Explores an emerging trend toward integration and inclusion in education that provides the groundwork for addressing the concerns of coordination and communication. Discusses the synergism of a manageable set of interdependent community environments, brought together in the educational setting, that supports and enhances learning, student…

Discusses the various roles that different generations of academics have played in defining community, and the need for local knowledge and local engagement. Suggests that the field of English needs a new generation of leaders who not only are willing to redefine academic citizenship and community, but to cultivate and encourage the support of…

A Ph.D. course in ecological agriculture included a weeklong intensive workshop and individual research projects. The course demonstrated the usefulness of multiple approaches to learning research methods and perspectives and increased networking among researchers. (SK)

At Dalhousie University an interprofessional module on professional ethics was taught to students from eight different allied health professions units. Evaluation by 424 students and 13 facilitators showed they valued learning about other professional viewpoints and issues. (SK)

Two management training approaches were compared. A collaborative project to deliver a British degree program in Russia exemplified the transplant model, aimed at product development. Development of management training infrastructure in two Siberian universities illustrated a process model, aimed at staff development. The process model was…

The quality of postsecondary vocational education in Germany depends upon cooperation between schools and businesses. A new concept of cooperation considers regional potential and opportunities for development and incorporates local investors other than the traditional partners in the "Dual System." (JOW)

Research in 50 British companies uncovered the following rationales for partnerships with education: raising standards, developing staff, fulfilling social responsibilities, changing attitudes toward business, and enhancing company reputation. Most popular activities were work experience programs, teacher placements, and curriculum projects and…

Describes the Emma Francis Grayson Merritt School, Washington (District of Columbia) which has been a Comer school since 1990. The Merritt Elementary Extended School has created a foundation for educational progress and student achievement based on adult collaboration and a nurturing and developmentally sound approach to student learning. (SLD)

Penn State Extension, Philadelphia community leaders, school district administrators, and teachers developed a comprehensive program to teach inner-city youth about forestry and forest management. Evaluation results indicate that students were more knowledgeable about forestry and forest management; teachers were more likely to use natural…

New, more comprehensive forms of cooperation are needed between schools and sources of nonformal education in the community. Institutions should work together to promote a new culture of learning and enhanced learning environments. (SK)

Describes a study to explore and describe school-community agency collaboration to address the personal and social needs of students. Participating as a member of an interdisciplinary, collaborative counseling effort requires that school counselors rethink their professional role. Attitudes and beliefs must be examined and skills and knowledge in…

Discusses the need for middle school teaching teams to maintain boundary relations with other parts of the school. Provides a framework for dealing with group boundaries and recommends actions to preserve intergroup relations, including intergroup communication, acquiring a total-school perspective, and deliberately attending to boundary matters.…

Traces the development of a four-pronged approach to a collaborative interprofessional educational effort within a state university's College of Education and Human Services. Describes the potential barriers, the process of building interprofessional support to overcome those barriers, and planning a variety of activities to engage faculty in…