
ERIC Number: ED374324
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Sep
Pages: 47
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ISBN: N/A
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For the Common Good: Local Interagency Linkage Team. Second Follow-up Report.
Imel, Susan
"For the Common Good" was designed as a statewide project to facilitate the formation of local interagency linkage teams throughout Ohio to improve services to at-risk youth and adults. The state team conducted three workshops during which 36 local interagency linkage teams were trained. A major portion of each workshop was set aside for development of an action plan. Three follow-up meetings provided support and technical assistance and an opportunity for teams to update their action plans. Findings of two local linkage team follow-up surveys indicated teams used a variety of organizational strategies to help them function, the most frequent being information exchange. Forty-one percent characterized the nature of their linkage teams as collaborative; 30 percent indicated it was cooperative; and 30 percent characterized them as both. Sixty-two percent said the accomplishments would not have been possible without the team. Results of a state team survey showed that respondents felt a block of time to develop a plan was the most important aspect of the workshops and follow-up meetings. They did not necessarily characterize the nature of the work of the local linkage teams as collaborative. A number of recommendations were made: workshops to train additional teams; additional follow-up activities for existing teams; a mentoring program matching experienced with newly formed teams; and shared information. (Appendixes include linkage team action plan objectives; response tabulations for surveys; and list of reported team accomplishments.) (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Coordination, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Human Services, Job Training, State Programs, Statewide Planning, Strategic Planning, Team Training, Teamwork, Technical Assistance, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education.
Authoring Institution: Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment.
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A