Two conference papers describing various collaborative arrangements within the educational community among teachers, students and others are presented in this document. The first paper, "Successful Collaborations" (Eugene Cota-Robles), describes the following projects in California that seek to forge collaborations to improve the…

Information on cooperative programs between colleges and schools is presented in this directory, which, along with a database, was developed from the results of the 1986 National Survey of School-College Partnerships. The first section of the directory contains 166 descriptive abstracts that are organized into 15 categories of partnership…

This publication contains over 80 descriptions of grant-winning entrepreneurship education programs offered in Ohio public schools. Each program description contains information on some or all of the following: sponsoring school(s), project title, purpose, target population, program format and content, site and time of program offering, project…

Based on the work of the Committee on the Future of the Virginia Community College System and group discussions by 100 representatives of colleges, business/industry, and state bodies, this long-range plan offers guidance for the development of the community college system for the remainder of the century. Following introductory information on the…

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private non-profit foundation supporting programs across the United States and on a limited basis internationally. The Foundation is interested and involved in improving the quality of life through community self-improvement, education, social welfare, economic development and environmental management. In…

The need to modernize deteriorating and obsolete research facilities at universities and colleges is of widespread concern to the academic research community and to government agencies and other organizations which support that community. On July 22-23, 1985, some 200 leading college and university administrators, researchers, industrial and…

School-business partnerships can be a valuable supplement to the public education system, especially in an era of limited resources. The business and industrial community can provide support for schools in a number of ways, including awards to students and teachers, scholarships, equipment loans, on-the-job training, curriculum revision, part-time…

This document contains transcripts of nine speeches presented at a panel discussion. During the panel presentations, speakers, who are restauranteurs, food service vocational teachers, food service program coordinators, and industry association representatives, described the programs with which they are involved. The programs range from having…

In 1981, TDR Associates, a private, independent research organization in Newton, Massachusetts, began a two and one-half year study of "Knowledge Utilization and School Improvement Through Staff Initiated Inservice Programs." This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Education and conducted under an arrangement with…

This booklet is designed to help organizations and individuals who are developing new training programs to become familiar with the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) that apply to persons over the age of 55. In addition, the characteristics, abilities, and special training and employment needs of older adults are outlined. The…

A prerelease program was developed to provide job training to persons who were within 90 to 120 days of their scheduled release date from a Washington State prison. The Geiger program was sponsored and operated jointly by Spokane County and State agencies. Because it was determined that the 84-bed unit would handle approximately 30 arrivals and 30…

Community collaboration for improving career guidance is an attempt to obtain cooperation from local agencies, organizations, and volunteering individuals to provide assistance to citizens whose career needs are not being addressed. This monograph is designed to motivate and provide initial orientation for community leaders who want to develop…

The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee and the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials…

The rural Northeast Alabama Consortium for Professional Development is composed of five local school systems and an institution of higher learning that have joined together to share resources and enhance educational opportunities for teachers and students. The Consortium was formed as a result of the impact of three major factors: the Alabama…

The FACT (Fostering Active Communication Today) project in New Haven, Connecticut was conducted by the Urban League from November 1981 to July 1982 to create a formal and direct communication mechanism among the many existing organizations concerned with aiding clients to find employment and sharing research and ideas about labor market needs. The…