This article discusses the advantages of interagency cooperation in recreational programming. (PD)

Presented an analysis of various mechanisms of interassociational cooperation, emphasizing the role of the American Council on Education. (Editor/RK)

There seems to be 3 distinct types of higher education organizations that operate in response to unique demands and imperatives: (1) institutionally based organizations such as those acting collectively through the American Council on Education, (2) those interested in the furtherance of separate disciplines, and cooperating through the American…

Established in 1948 as a public agency of 15 member states cooperating to improve higher education, the Southern Regional Education Board works with state governments, academic institutions, and other agencies to: do research on the South's problems and needs in higher education; provide consultant services to states and institutions on problems…

At the beginning of its second 50 years the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), a national voluntary consortium of more than 830 colleges and universities, is proud of its achievements and points to unmatched public concern as it continues efforts to promote the preparation of effective teachers in response to today's…

The Interagency Training Programs Catalog is one of four publications published by the Civil Service Commission that are specifically designed to provide agencies information on available training resources. This catalog is intended primarily for clientele in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and contains information on interagency training…

A unique cooperative venture between the city of Coventry and local trade unions is establishing a library collection of books, periodicals, historical documents, tapes, and films dealing with unions, labor studies, and industrial problems. (JAB)

An ecobehavioral intervention was developed in which agencies and services cooperated, circumventing the mother, to improve the personal cleanliness of two severely neglected children. Intervention included contingent allowance, visits, and laundry assistance. (CL)

The article presents an overview of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, the organizations it represents, its history, its mission statement, a listing of its position papers, and the process by which it operates and takes positions. (DB)

A vocational program in an Arkansas prison serves approximately 150 inmates with nine traditional low-tech programs geared to the needs of the prison population and the local job market. Only 7.5 percent of those who receive vocational training return to prison after release compared to 30.8 percent overall. (JOW)

Only 16 percent of the graduates of the Nonviolent Intermediate Offender program at Lexington Training Center (Oklahoma) return to prison after release compared to 55 percent overall. Judges may reduce sentences of participants and make further training a condition of release. (JOW)

Surveyed 71 mental health centers to explore types of actions used to cope with environmental changes in relation to perceived importance of external forces. Result showed insignificant increases in directors' contacts with state authorities, community groups, or local service agencies. Relations with state officials were described as improving.…

Looks at the way Pennsylvania Job Search was brought to the Boyce Campus of Community College of Allegheny County. Discusses student and community participants in the job placement program, its unique services, benefits to the campus, and use of the model by other schools. (AYC)

Surveyed state and local health planning agencies and Older Americans Act agencies. Found that coordination between aging and health planning agencies is directly associated with the level of attention given to long-term care priorities by the latter agencies. Findings suggest that coordination strategies may be important for policy change.…