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ERIC Number: ED374324
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Sep
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
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)
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