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Reynolds, David; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1993
Reviews paradigms of the academic communities of school-effectiveness and school-improvement researchers, practitioners, and scholars. Argues that the two models are very different and that this has hindered the improvement of educational practice. Provides examples of programs blending the two approaches and shows how school-effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Harrison, Charles – Change, 1986
Partners of the Americas, a 22-year-old private organization that has arranged mutually beneficial partnerships between 44 states of the United States and 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, is described. The Brazil-U.S. partnerships, establishing special linkages between universities, are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Altruism, College Faculty, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries
Lasonen, Johanna; Finch, Curtis R. – 1994
The international vocational education research collaboration between the University of Jyvaskyla (UJ) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPISU), which began in 1993, was studied. Information for the case study was gathered from questionnaire and interview data from linkage participants from VPISU, seven UJ researchers, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Exchange, Educational Research
Palmer, Teresa M. – 1985
A study examined the nature and extent of programs and course offerings available in the United States to prepare education and training professionals and analyzed the offerings in terms of a 1983 study done by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Colleges and accredited business schools from across the country were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Coordination, Curriculum
Sniegoski, Stephen J., Ed. – 1980
These proceedings of a conference on the role of education in the reindustrialization of the United States consist of the conference introductory remarks, the texts of five conference presentations, reactor comments and concluding remarks, an executive summary, and a list of conference participants. The first conference report describes the South…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
Gudenberg, Karl A. – 1981
The future of rural America depends on the abilities of diverse interest groups and leaders to piece together educational and economic resources in creative ways, fitted to the needs of their respective regions and communities. It has become essential that rural persons be plugged into national and international production, marketing, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives