This paper clarifies vocabulary in the area of collaboration in schools, describes characteristics of collaboration, and outlines a set of principles. Principles explain that collaboration is not a prerequisite in most school programs, may occur informally, requires time to develop, is not a panacea, and may raise ethical issues for special…

John Goodlad, professor of education and director of the Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington, discusses needed changes in teacher education including involving teachers in schools of arts and sciences, schools of education, and school districts. Includes 19 postulates addressing the simultaneous renewal of schools and…

Defines what it is to be human, according to engineer Alfred Korzybski, who defined humans by what they do as opposed to what they are. States that Korzybski's work led to the development of general semantics. Argues that human survival depends on the ability to organize communication and cooperation, the creation of language, and the…

Discusses European attempts to standardize academic and vocational qualifications. Expresses concern that the internal market threatens the cultural sovereignty of states. Describes the consequences of teacher mobility for the German education system. Concludes that more openness is necessary for the European Community's educational policymaking…

Given the abundance of open education initiatives that aim to make educational assets freely available online, the time seems ripe to explore the potential of open education to transform the economics and ecology of education. Despite the diversity of tools and resources already available--from well-packaged course materials to simple games, for…

Arguing that educational institutions share responsibility with social service and welfare institutions for addressing the range of children's needs, this policy statement presents principles and strategies for implementing broader collaboration with community organizations. Introductory sections acknowledge the need for joint action and identify…

Delineates the educational content, levels of education, and different academic areas of study presently needed for interdisciplinary education. Suggests that efforts to "promote" the needs for gerontological development and interdepartmental collaboration lack unity. The majority of courses in interdisciplinary gerontology studies should be…

Although explicit public-private partnerships are rare in education, there is a close connection between the public and private goals of education. Education inherently serves both public and private interests. Unfortunately, educational policy may find itself in conflict while simultaneously serving both public and private mandates. This article…

This article explains principles of cooperative teaching using the analogy of a "team effort" to include special needs students within the general education classroom. Columns contrast "what it isn't" and "what it is" for the following aspects of cooperative teaching: (1) establishing the ground rules (e.g., it's not…

Cooperation between teacher training institutions and schools is necessary and possible even though they may have dissimilar belief systems. This collaboration helps teachers to adapt to their new role by avoiding conflicting perspectives and duplicate (repetition of preservice) experiences. (JN)

Argues that collaboration between K-12 schools and universities or between colleges of education and colleges of arts and sciences is not possible because certain principles or conditions of practice are not present. Shared goals, shared power, and similar needs are not sufficiently pervasive to make healthy collaboration possible in many…

A collaborative relationship among teachers, parents, students, and citizens can educate students more successfully than the present antilearning educational bureaucracy. (Author/MLF)

This article focuses on the minimum essentials of a healthy school-university relationship which has as its purpose simultaneous improvement of schools and the education of educators. Discussion categories include concept, purposes, agenda, and structure. Minimum essentials for a national network of school-university partnerships focusing on…

Laboratory schools, triads, and teacher centers are among the professional development school (PDS) antecedents discussed in this article. Goodlad and Holmes Group PDS-related proposals, PDS elements, potential problems, and future prospects are also discussed. (IAH)

Analysis of the theoretical and methodological basis for adult education is always somewhere between history, the present, and an orientation toward the future. The key questions that must be addressed when predicting the future of education are related to the following areas: determining how to overcome the restraints that are imminent to past…