To handle unforeseen crises, Albuquerque Public Schools established a critical-incident response team with a simple, understandable chain of command. The group aims to ensure maximum safety and people' well-being, develop a districtwide crisis-response-management plan, coordinate necessary training, and collaborate with community agencies…

Four counselor educators in three northwestern states assessed the extent that external providers are working in schools, using a questionnaire sent to randomly selected schools in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Social-service providers operate under 43 different titles, and with varying degrees of supervision and formal agreements with schools.…

Provides a detailed description of the multiple levels of linkages among community groups and delineates the roles of volunteers within each of the levels. Describes the roles and responsibilities of the organization so that the volunteer can successfully represent the organization. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/JOW)

Case study of drug education and prevention in England examines issues related to interagency practice and professional collaboration within the context of changing governance. (Contains 30 references.)(PKP)

Describes an accelerated nursing program put together by Fort Range Community College and four other state agencies to assist single mothers in getting off welfare. (JOW)

Describes one principals' efforts to provide counseling services to children without further pressuring the school budget. Instead of referring students to municipal or county counseling services, he negotiated weekly counselor visits from the county mental health department to students at school. (MLH)

At the community level, literacy improvement can no longer be the mission of a single organization. Successful literacy intervention is a family goal. Many are intrigued with the common sense of the new collaborative literacy programs and hope that they will succeed in breaking the intergenerational cycle of low literacy. (Author/JOW)

Proposes that a cooperative effort among scientists, politicians, and the public will be needed to slow or reverse the destruction of cultural resources such as the pyramids of Egypt resulting from environmental factors. Factors cited leading to deterioration include air pollutants, ozone exposure, and mass tourism. (MDH)

A coalition led by the National Society for Promotion of Industrial Education gained passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917, but natural antagonisms quickly dissolved it. The coalition included unions, manufacturers, professional educators, political parties, farmers' groups, and home economics groups. This diverse group's accomplishment is a…

Barriers to cooperation between aging agencies and the developmental disabilities system include (1) unfamiliar language, philosophy, and priorities; (2) debate over numbers of older adults with developmental disabilities; (3) funding and operational differences; (4) lack of clear-cut goals; (5) differences in perceived benefits of cooperating;…

A model of government-nongovernmental organization relations defines eight types based on such dimensions as government resistance to/acceptance of pluralism, balance of power, and degree of formality. The types are characterized as follows: repression, rivalry, competition, contracting, third party, cooperation, complementarity, and…

The effectiveness of the collaborative Nursing 2000 model in promoting nursing careers was evaluated through a survey of 1,598 nursing students (637 responses). Most effective techniques were the "shadow a nurse" program, publications, classroom and community presentations, and career-counseling telephone calls. (SK)

The Workers Educational Association collaborated with a support program for homeless people in England to provide adult-education opportunities. Focus is on small groups and community learning, designed to overcome barriers these adults face. (SK)

Reviews literature on knowledge management and organizational learning; highlights the significance of networks, alliances, and interorganizational relationships. Refines a model of organizational learning to account for different levels: individual, interdepartmental, team, organizational, and interorganizational learning. (Contains 62…

Describes how combining the campus visits from regional and specialized accreditation agencies saved the State University of New York Binghamton time, money, and effort. (EV)