A survey of 195 elementary school principals in Alberta (Canada) examined the extent of staff collaboration in 18 curriculum development tasks. Collaboration was greater in schools with female principals regardless of principal's age, experience, or number of years in present principalship. (KS)

Teacher collaboration is characterized by joint work; shared responsibilities; and the existence of high levels of trust, respect, and mutuality. This paper presents findings of a study that identified some of the forms and contents of self-initiated collaboration among high school teachers. Data were gathered through interviews with 10 teachers…

The symposium described in this document and videotape focused on a new SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) training program entitled Leadership for Collaboration. The training provided participants with skills in team building, leadership, and collaboration in the provision of early childhood education and services. The training…

The primary goal of this grant project was to develop a resource manual on interagency collaboration training for preschool personnel responsible for providing early childhood special education programs in Ohio. The project's first year activities included a literature review and a statewide survey upon which to base the manual. The literature…

Articulation between public and private, for-profit (proprietary) schools can help reduce costs without reducing the number of options available to students. Articulation can assume many forms, including contracts to offer classes for other institutions, combined (dual) enrollments, shared facilities and/or faculty, enrichment programs, 1 + 1…

This paper discusses key principles that should be addressed by general and special educators when instructing students jointly. Principles are drawn from the literature on educational consultation, from interviews with educators who have implemented collaborative instructional programs, and from personal experience with collaborative instruction.…

A study examined five local work training programs in California that have combined resources from both the federal Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the public education system. The programs studied are located in San Diego County (Ramona), Montebello, San Francisco (Chinatown), Shasta County, and southeast Los Angeles County. In these…

This paper approaches the concept of collaboration by using a workshop format in three segments: (1) a puzzle to solve, (2) lessons on collaboration learned from solving the puzzle, and (3) a tabular overview of the fundamental differences between universities and school districts which hinder collaboration. After participants have formed teams to…

This paper discusses an approach to educational improvement through collaboration between schools and universities. It develops the concept of symbiosis between unlike institutions in which each recognizes need for the other in seeking to fulfill its self-interest. The first section defines the essential characteristics of successful renewal: that…

The report describes the University of Florida Multidisciplinary Diagnostic and Training Program (MDTP), jointly administered through the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Special Education. It functions as a diagnostic, training, and consultative resource to local school districts in north central Florida and provides short-term…

A study examined coordination between public vocational education and programs conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The study entailed two years of extensive data collection at the state and local levels. In addition to the inherent structural barriers to coordination between vocational education and JTPA, the study uncovered…

This study analyzed the opinions of exemplary middle school principals concerning what constitutes highly effective interdisciplinary teams. The schools that the principals represented were chosen according to the Department of Education's, Phi Delta Kappa's, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's assessment of threshold…

The study determined the effects of using criterion referenced reading tests on children enrolled in migrant education programs. The main purpose was establishing educational continuity through interstate cooperation. The study involved migrant students in grades K-6 from Texas (a home base State) programs who arrived in the Indiana (a receiving…

Steps of the Joint Staff in Agricultural Education in meeting inservice needs of agriculture teachers in New York State are described. The Joint Staff is comprised of officers of agriculture teachers, professional associations, two-year colleges' division chairpersons, and agricultural education staffs of the State Education Department and Cornell…

To accomplish desired changes in the behavior of practicing vocational educators, Illinois has worked toward a system of statewide and continuous inservice staff development. Articulation maximizes resources by eliminating duplication of services. The State provides technical assistance; special contracts have produced curriculum guides. Workshops…