Reviews current secondary school reform efforts and their impact on students with disabilities. Examines the compatibility of activities within general and special education and highlights the efforts of one school, which has undertaken substantial reform that encompasses concerns about quality education for all students. (Author/CR)

A high school special education teacher by day, who also prepares future regular education teachers at a college at night, provides her perspective on special education and regular education teacher collaboration. The need to prepare regular education teachers to work with special educators and students with disabilities is discussed. (CR)

Principles of effective teaming in the education of deaf and hearing impaired children are explained and a self-evaluation scale for teams is provided. Literature-based strategies for building effective teams are discussed, such as being mindful of common goals, knowing the purpose of the meeting, engaging in critical listening, and focusing…

Describes an education/animal research center established at Iowa's Kirkwood Community College through a partnership with a food supplement corporation. Discusses the college's commitment to partnerships with private industry and other public agencies and describes other partnerships maintained by the college. Highlights key issues to be…

Includes "Professional Propagation" (Camp); "Managing Human Resources with Local Program Success (LPS)" (Daley); "Profit Sharing with LPS" (Moses); "Partners for Success" (Mecey- Smith); "Achieving LPS by Collaborating with Partners, Allies and Volunteers" (Oglesby); LPS...Just What Agricultural…

Describes the Ecology Explorers, the community education component of Arizona State University's Central Arizona Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research project, which offers teacher internship programs that link university researchers, K-12 teachers, and students in studying urban ecology. Explains that student neighborhoods are dynamic ecosystems…

Transformative philosophy was used to redesign a course for special education and nursing majors. To encourage collaboration, dialogue and interaction were included. Course evaluation by 21 students showed positive responses to the presence of medically fragile children in classrooms and awareness of the need for communication and collaboration…

Partnering with community agencies with common goals can be one way for schools to expand their resources. This article presents four simple guidelines for school counselors to ensure that their partnerships work with them rather than against them. (GCP)

Examines the past and present roles of comparative education research in the USSR--once a source of criticism against capitalist systems and now a search for useful educational theories and methods to aid in the major reforms arising from perestroika. Contains 15 references. (SV)

Describes the learning specialist's role in implementing corrective or remedial programs. Notes that resistance to programs often develops when cooperating classroom teachers are asked to change their teaching styles or strategies. Presents eight guidelines for establishing trust and reducing or eliminating resistance. (MM)

Encourages music teachers to make allies of classroom teachers in order to use their influence to build positive student attitude toward music. Provides concrete suggestions for establishing rapport with classroom teachers and gaining their support for the music program. (LS)

A Delphi survey of state associations, education departments, and community education centers developed four scenarios for community education's (CE) future: (1) community-centered schools triumph; (2) CE absorbed by K-12; (3) K-12 integrated with CE; and (4) isolation of CE. Elements of a new vision include how CE would like/not like to be viewed…

Discusses the roles of the director of religious education (DRE) and the school principal at Catholic schools, viewing them as complimentary rather than competitive. Provides examples of positive cooperation between the principal and DRE at Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, in Shelby, Ohio. (KP)

Describes the Catholic Education Ministries (CEM) of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, focusing on its vision of total Catholic education and recognition that parish religious education is just as important as Catholic elementary school religion. Describes the CEM's efforts to strengthen collaboration between the two groups and its evolution…

In-depth interviews with three educators and two parents at an Alberta elementary school revealed nine themes related to parent-school collaboration: the two worlds of the child, the changing parent-school relationship, and characteristics of collaboration (communication, trust and honesty, positive supportive attitudes, personal connections,…