Some comments on cooperation between teachers and schools to facilitate smooth transitions for students as they advance from one school to another. (MK)

This monograph, summarizing the ideas of participants attending a two-day mini-conference, was developed to help educators better understand some of the problems to be overcome in gaining support from their local chamber of commerce for career education. This booklet first presents the educator with five facts of life regarding the goals,…

Developed by a committee from all major educational consituencies, this comprehensive plan outlines the problems, goals, components, and mechanisms for coordinating California's preservice and inservice training of teachers and other educational professionals. Recent proliferation of training programs has caused problems in cooperation, funding,…

The document presents a model for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of joint curriculum projects among secondary and post-secondary vocational educators, and a manual for implementing the model. Seven key elements are involved: (1) planning, with staff from both levels of institutions participating; (2) a commitment to…

Characteristics of the cooperative approach which give this program advantages of low-cost, high-quality, flexible driver-training accessible to more students are: (1) use of technological teaching aids, permitting large class enrollment; (2) shared operating costs and capital investment among cooperating schools or systems; (3) reduced capital…

The Australian National Library has responsibility for the development of bibliographic services in Australia. This study is a draft document designed to facilitate discussion of the concept of a national bibliographic support system. It considers the feasibility of a national on-line cataloging system to reduce costs and provide output products.…

The experiences of the Malheur County, Oregon, cooperative, multi-district career education project, funded under Title Three of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, formed the basis for the development of the guide. Two assumptions are basic to the establishment of a career-oriented, multi-district program: (1) that such a curriculum will…

This English-French report is the result of a questionnaire administered in 1976 by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to obtain information on programs of cooperation between Canadian and foreign institutions. The programs are formal or informal arrangements between one or more Canadian universities, faculties, schools,…

Interinstitutional cooperation must assume a higher planning priority as competition for students and scarce resources becomes greater. It is perhaps of greatest benefit to students recognizing the purpose of both private and public institutions and wishing to partake of selected educational opportunities from both. Further, upper division…

This handbook provides information about the origin, organization, and projects of the Ontario (Canada) Universities' Library Cooperative System (OULCS). A history of the system's development covers definition of responsibilities, guidelines for operation, and establishment of staff and committees. An organization chart delineates the interaction…

Intended for persons involved in planning and implementing prison vocational training programs, the guide contains detailed information on 66 inmate training programs throughout the country. Programs were selected for inclusion on the basis of meeting the following criteria: courses should be transportable or reproducible; have some unique…

This student handbook was compiled for high school students interested in New York City's Kingsborough Community College's College Now Program, a collaborative effort begun in 1984 to offer high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses, enhance their desire to go to college, and ease their transition from high school to…

Written for education administrators, primarily for those dealing with Federally funded adult education and vocational education programs at State and local levels, this guide is intended to serve four major purposes: (1) Explain the Comprehensive Employment and Training ACT (CETA) and how it works, (2) point out potential areas for coordination…

This handbook explains the procedures and rationale for the study of articulation between high school and community college career programs. After citing a thumbnail history of articulation practices and laws, the goals and methodology of creating an articulation survey are explained. The survey target group, questionnaire format, questions to be…

This coordination guide has been written as a reference for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsor administrators, planners, and operations staff who are interested in pursuing coordination opportunities with Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) employment-related programs. It is intended to serve four major purposes: (1)…