An examination of work-related education in the Pittsburgh area revealed some weaknesses of the educational system and suggested some strategies for improvement. The study found that work-related education is performed by a combination of institutions: formal secondary and postsecondary and informal postsecondary. It said that schools have evolved…

A study was conducted to explore the motivation for (or against) employer participation in long-standing school-business partnership programs that offer substantive work experience and learning at the worksite. Information was gathered through a literature search, in-person surveys of school personnel and selected employers (n=21), a phone survey…

A project created linkages in Service Delivery Area 12, Clermont and Warren Counties, Ohio, to improve services for welfare recipients. During the project, the original grant seed money of $22,000 grew to more than $220,000 in grants for cooperative programs. In addition, integral, completed linkage treaties were forged between various agencies…

A researcher's experiences in providing technical support to 10 schools involved in evaluation of their school-based management programs is provided in this report. Methodology involved principal interviews, attitudinal staff surveys, and school self-evaluations of the 10 participating schools. Recommendations for improving the self-evaluation…

Project SIGN was a year-long school site improvement process conducted in four schools in one system. A school Improvement Groups Network (SIGN) Team included a site-level administrator, several teachers, and higher education, central office, and other resource persons cooperating in school improvement. SIGN provided collegial, focused,…

Results of a study of the efforts of three Texas school districts to develop school-based management are reported in this paper, which discusses project development and progress in implementation. Fifteen schools--2 senior high, 6 junior high/middle schools and 7 elementary schools--from three districts--one predominatly Hispanic, one suburban,…

The need for employment training delivery systems to work cooperatively in preparing a trained work force is described. A brief review of the literature lists seven major employment training delivery systems which operate independently of each other; discusses the problems associated with their lack of cooperation; and argues that cooperation…

This report, submitted to the President in accordance with the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) Act (PL 91-345), describes NCLIS activities for the 12-month period from October 1, 1981 through September 30, 1982. Activities specially noted include the dissemination of the NCLIS report entitled "Public…

A former university president lists weaknesses that led to his resignation. They include paying too little attention to junior colleges; ignoring the non-traditional student; not forcefully seeking cooperation, consortia, and merger with competing institutions; begging rather than demanding corporate support; and allowing faculty and students to…

The learning-service center appears to offer a way of bringing university resources to bear upon the social needs of communities while providing a reality-based education for students. This paper describes the efforts of two schools of social work to develop an educational partnership through the use of this approach. (Editor/PG)

This article discusses factors operating for and against educational reform. (JS)

Bergen Community College (New Jersey) and CBS are planning a new TV course to begin this May. Entitled "Science and Society: A Humanistic View," it will explore the impact of science and technology on man's destiny. This article traces the steps taken to develop this series and discusses program costs. (DC)

According to the President of the UAW, financing education by property and sales taxes is regressive and inequitable; educational decision-making should be more democratic; our economic system should be governed by national policy; and unions and community colleges should enter into a broad cooperative partnership to provide laborers with career…

Three universities are fostering leaders committed to (1) defining models of scholarship, (2) building a network of leaders that can learn from each other, and (3) creating an outreach culture. This three-way university partnership has established an annual conference and an online learning community to support a network of leaders. How have the…