Assesses Cooperative Extension Service's role in advancing manufacturing modernization in rural areas. Considers whether the complementary interests of extension and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership warrants increased collaboration. (SK)

Describes how the University of Arkansas helped the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock to resolve a difficult and longstanding conflict over water rates and the provision of drinking water. (EV)

Describes the development of a Dutch technical assistance program for South Africa's Technikon Northern Gauteng. It involves five sub-projects linked to five Dutch higher education institutions. Details one of these, the staff development project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Maastricht. (EV)

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) (Flagstaff, Arizona) provides training and support for tribal professionals in the technical job skills needed for air quality monitoring and other environmental management tasks. ITEP also arranges internships, job placements, and hands-on training opportunities and supports an…

This article describes the conceptual framework of and purposes for two organizations: The Consortium for the Improvement of Teacher Evaluation; and The Research and Development Center for Teacher Evaluation. These organizations focus on improving the quality and quantity of research conducted on assessing teacher behaviors that affect student…

The world's largest public relations firm brought Humphrey Institute into contact with skilled special events professionals, fund raisers, and promotional strategists, and they didn't have to pay for their services. As pro bono consultants, the firm and the institute have learned to respect each other's needs and different agendas. (MLW)

The world scope of assistance to developing countries and Australia's official contribution are reviewed, the part of Australia's contribution affecting higher education is described, and some administrative issues resulting from expanding developmental assistance programs in higher education are outlined. (MSE)

Professors at two universities are proposing that an institute without walls be established by America's black colleges and universities to provide technical assistance on economic, social, and educational programs to 69 developing nations in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands. (MSE)

This update reports on the activities of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), which includes the implementation of the new Perkins Vocational Education Act passed by the 109th Congress and signed by President Bush on August 12, 2006. There is also significant activity in preparation for the scheduled reauthorization of the Adult…

Groups from two Michigan-based science education projects, funded through the Kellogg Foundation Science Education Initiative, used networking conferences with cluster evaluation processes for their program assessment format. Cluster evaluation is categorized as a type of naturalistic evaluation, and it includes negotiated common cluster outcomes,…

An American Fulbright lecturer finds lessons learned about the growth of architectural education in Tunisia and Afghanistan relevant for other developing nations. He emphasizes the responsibility that accompanies the imposition of a foreign system: recognition of local variations from the model and evaluation of programs and curriculum responsive…

Many college and university cooperative education or work experience programs fail to recognize the valuable training and professional resources located in their geographic regions. At present, there are 11 federally funded national and regional training and resource centers whose job it is to assist colleges, universities, and employers to…

This paper describes the crucial factors of a design for university development overseas based on the Rockefeller Foundation efforts in overseas development. These factors include a definable rationale, an explicit criteria, a plan for various stages of development and institutional capacity for grappling with problems of national development.…

This is the report of a joint committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the Agency for International Development (AID). The committee was asked to consider and recommend measures to improve operating arrangements between AID and the universities, including possible arrangements for…

Describes the past and present involvement of American universities with Nigerian universities. Proposes ways in which Black American universities might provide technical assistance to Nigerian universities and presents a model for development of a program of assistance. (KH)