Six studies of formal interorganization collaborative partnerships are synthesized. The types of outcomes associated with collaboration and organizational characteristics and processes deemed essential for continuity are identified. (Author/MT)

Article challenges the division between student and academic affairs and encourages a view of learning and reason in a more holistic and integrated fashion. Outlines the historical factors for the separation of student and academic affairs and offers the programs instituted at Bellarmine College as examples of effective collaboration between…

This report discusses collaboration and cooperation in the field of education, describing them as distinctly different operational processes between either individuals or organizations, with each mode requiring different kinds of input and each yielding different sorts of returns. Based on these premises, the report attempts to briefly answer the…

Criticisms commonly lodged against apprenticeships and vocational education are examined. Vocational education professionals and apprenticeship officials should cooperate in operating training programs. (CJ)

Focuses on problems associated with program development for older adults. Dangers are exemplified by the inability of program designers to share expertise. Territoriality becomes central in determining who should develop and implement programs for and about older people. Collaborative efforts between gerontologists and educators are suggested to…

The author reviews the literature on articulation that addresses dialog across faculties and staffs. He also proposes a format that can contribute to improved communication between the junior and senior high school. (CH)

Presents an historical perspective on the formation of substate governmental and political coalitions. Reports that urban school districts participate in the formation and workings of cooperative regional councils to a very small extent. Advocates further public school participation by presenting eight advantages for schools. (Author/MK)

Trends toward increased hospitalization of children and youth in facilities for the mentally ill and emotionally disturbed suggest the need for educators to better understand these institutions. This discussion considers hospital characteristics, hospital/school program specifics, and aids to communication between hospitals and schools. (DB)

The literature on interorganizational relations is reviewed. Four distinct research traditions are examined, and the prescriptive literature on coordination is reviewed. A comparison of models of coordination, five preconditions for successful coordination, and an action model for increasing coordination are reviewed. (Author/MLW)

Cooperative purchasing programs among school districts have grown rapidly in the past decade, but significant questions remain about the benefits and drawbacks of such programs. This document presents the results of a project sponsored by the Association of School Business Officials for the purpose of addressing these questions. Comprising…

Urban revitalization is an economic and social strategy that has been necessitated by decreased interest in both residence and commercialization within major cities. Urban business environments are confronted with many unique socioeconomic challenges, including discrimination against residents, negative stereotypes of urban areas, and inaccurate…

Presents a rationale for the need to investigate the environments of educational organizations, presents ideas and reviews research on the nature and effectiveness of organizational environments and linkages, and outlines implications for educational policy formulation and policy implementation. (Author/IRT)

Discusses ways in which community colleges have used collaboration and partnerships to enlarge resource bases, examining a range of approaches for addressing collaborative facility development. Reviews examples of community college facilities acquisition, construction, leasing, and shared-usage. Identifies issues and challenges involved with such…

Both a classification of the relatively new standards-setting consortia and a theoretical basis for their emergence are developed. It is noted that the theory is based on the confluence of political theory and the theory of markets, and the implications of these consortia for the standards-setting process are considered from theoretical and…

Discusses the process of international research collaboration with specific reference to initiating collaborative research, evaluating the potential of entering into a research partnership, preparing for travel, developing and completing a project, and maintaining international collaborative research relationships. Discusses factors that enhance…