Through a jointly designed workshop or other format, cooperating teachers are introduced to the design of the university education programs, and that design is melded with the goals and programs of the local school to establish evaluative criteria for student teaching. (JD)

This article reports on a survey to find out whether current and future elementary school teachers are basically receptive to educational input from people who are not themselves classroom teachers. (JD)

Investigated how school superintendents defined and used power. Interviews with 47 superintendents nationwide and two other people from each school district indicated that the more strictly superintendents' definitions adhered to power as coming from or with others (rather than power over others), the more capable they were as collaborative…

Community collaboration is necessary to improve support for at-risk students. Collaboration lets schools work with community agencies using a comprehensive team approach, eliminating duplicate and disjointed services, and providing better assistance. One successful midwestern collaborative pilot program at an inner-city school is described. (SM)

Describes research conducted by Boston University's School of Education and the Boston-based Institute for Responsive Education. Schools (n=42) that reach out to involve families and communities were studied. The focus was activity levels/types, emerging strategies, program gaps, program comprehensiveness, evaluation, formal policies, and costs of…

One of five articles in the second section, "Deepening Relationships through PDS Brings Change in Practice," this article describes how a university department chair and several faculty members met regularly with rural school faculty for dialog about improving school/university relationships and teacher education. (SM)

Addresses the importance of family-school collaboration, with emphasis on the changing nature of families in the United States; the understanding and practice of collaboration wherein all of the parties are equal partners; exemplary family-school collaborative models; and implications for practitioners. (SM)

Behavior-disordered children account for major problems encountered in schools today. Researchers developed a comprehensive way of addressing child behavior problems by emphasizing school-home-community collaboration. The article presents a conceptual framework that describes the development of antisocial behavior and critical intervention points…

The Preventive Systemic School Counseling Model helps students, through increased involvement of integral subsystems (school staff, parents, and community resources), to become responsible, effective adults. As family, school, and community roles change, the model develops cognitive and affective strengths and helps the educational system produce…

One of four articles in the third section, "Reflection: What We Have Learned," this article describes one university's journey from a traditional teacher education program to one that included professional development schools (PDS). Presents six key elements that helped make the journey successful. (SM)

One of five articles in the second section, "Deepening Relationships through PDS Brings Change in Practice," this article describes the Five-Year Teacher Preparation Program at Temple University (Pennsylvania). This program integrates pedagogy and instruction with coursework in arts and sciences. It involves dialog between the College of…

One of five articles in the section on the "Promise and Purpose of Professional Development Schools," this article examines the interwoven pieces of professional development schools. It focuses on prioritizing the partnerships through collaborative planning, displaying a distinctive difference in teacher education and school reform, and…

Surveyed middle school principals to examine middle level programmatic characteristics, appropriateness, and current implementation. The study also examined teachers' perceptions of school climate. Program implementation, rather than principal's perceptions, affected school climate. Intramural programs affected school climate, influencing…