Analysis of a national survey (72 responses) and selected interviews of state departments of education (SDEs), found that SDEs play significant and increasing roles in fostering school/college collaborations, especially in the early years of a collaboration. Other findings indicated higher education is seen as playing a limited role in initiating…

Describes uses and applications for computer networks that link K-12 schools with universities, utilizing the prototypical network in Indiana named the Student and Teachers Electronic Productivity System (STEPS). The project called the Electronic School District has used STEPS since 1987 to investigate the benefits of a widespread and innovative…

Strategies that can be used by the dental education profession to develop instructional and information technologies to support curricular reform are proposed. Focus is on strategies that can be successful in a period of scarce institutional resources. Issues discussed include selecting initiatives, technology standards, intellectual property,…

The first year of an innovative British partnership between elementary schools, the school district, the teacher training institution, and teacher trainees is evaluated. The program integrates the needs of institutions, students, and professionals. Guiding principles relevant to the development of such partnerships and evaluation issues are…

Reports of nine workshop participants on the interactions between universities, their medical schools, and their teaching hospitals are summarized. Focus was on balancing academic requirements of teaching and research with patient care. The functioning of the various institutions is examined in the broader context of community and government…

Describes a collaborative project in which art educators and architects worked together to design a space for educational programs in a museum. Discusses differing views about the space as a classroom or an active studio. Concludes that the collaborative experience heightened creativity among the participants and produced a design for a museum…

Describes the overall performances of 44 California institutions (out of a total of 72) evaluated using a system that examined institutional resources and coordination, admission and student services, curriculum, field experiences, and candidate competence and performance. (SM)

Dissemination strategies used in vocational and adult education are described; and the criteria used within each strategy to classify, label, or screen content are discussed. The extent to which consumers are supplied with quality and effectiveness information is discussed, and directions for future dissemination efforts are reviewed. (SLD)

Discusses the shortage of minority educators in the United States, focusing on community colleges as a missing rung of the teacher education ladder. The article examines lessons learned from an innovative community college/four-year college initiative to expand the minority teacher education pool. (SM)

Presents results of a work group convened by the American Association of Dental Schools to examine experiences related to postdoctoral general dentistry (PGD) programs linked with managed care systems and clinical settings. The group identified factors and conditions believed to be critical to the planning, development, and conduct of PGD programs…

Presents a background on the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) partnership with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and notes its achievements. Discusses the CIC Center for Library Initiatives; leveraging investments in libraries; maximizing use of information resources; improving delivery of information/library services; the…

Discusses the strategic institutional alliance formed by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and two southeastern University of Wisconsin campuses that offer baccalaureate degrees on site and through distance technologies. Addresses the alliance's full range of collaborative issues, from curricular planning to student services and technology…

Asserts that in order for students to succeed in college English and composition as well as in other classes, there must be a learning pathway between the two curriculums. Developmental Education is the perfect setting for such a bridge. Describes a research project conducted to link university composition teachers with high school composition,…

Uses the example of British polytechnic institutions' conversion into universities as a warning to the United States to avoid transforming community colleges into baccalaureate-granting institutions. Asserts that conversion places undue burdens on community colleges while altering their historic mission. (NB)

Students are going to school with an increasing number of social, emotional, and physical needs. These stressors are barriers to teacher success and student learning. Schools must find ways to address these concerns to accomplish their educational missions effectively. Innovative strategies for developing wrap-around services and supports for…