This report describes partnerships in continuing education in England and analyzes some of the issues involved in such partnerships. The report suggests ways in which collaboration might be increased in the interests of existing and potential users. In Part I, Chapters 1-3 introduce the concept of educational partnership, provide definitions, and…

Relationships between the academic community in the United States and its counterparts in other countries are reviewed in this report. The international academic situation is discussed, with emphasis on institutions of higher learning in developing countries. The role of the federal government in fostering educational exchange, and the need for…

Five articulation studies to be performed by the Florida Community Junior College Inter-Institutional Research Council are discussed. The studies are: General Description of Student Characteristics--A Transfer Student Profile; Upper Dividion Performance of Community College Students Grouped by Level of Florida Transfers by Majors and in Core…

The need for expanded less-than-baccalaureate opportunities for the citizens of Maine has been identified. This paper presents two methods to respond to this need. The first model presented, SMRCC (Southern Maine Regional Community Learning Centers), is designed to provide geographic access for the students of two southern Maine counties, York and…

This article includes reports of meetings held in Dublin, Bonn, and Strasbourg of member State representatives of the Council of Europe. The first meeting discussed problem areas relating to the access to higher education, in particular the implications of the increasing admission restrictions and the diversification of postsecondary education.…

A description of the Community College of the Air Force is presented by four of its representatives. The CCAF is modeled on the civilian two-year college. Its courses, specifically related to Air Force specialties, are syntheses of technical education from Air Force courses, related general education from civilian sources, and management…

Reports from the sixteenth summer conference of the UCLA Junior College Leadership Program series, the 1972 National Conference on "Community Junior Colleges and Universities: Partners in Higher Education," are presented. The reports concern the following topics: (1) Perspectives in Community Junior College-University Relationships; (2) Community…

Describes the development of a joint continuing education project composed of 20 colleges and universities in northeastern New York which became part of a continuing education consortium. The advantages and limitations of this type of cooperation are outlined. Replicability and viability of the continuing education consortium model are also…

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in cooperation with Laurentian University, convened a 2-day meeting of some 30 Canadian educators to ascertain through discussion and dialogue how best and to what purposes COL might cooperate with institutions and associations involved in distance education in Canada. This report summarizes six presentations…

The purpose of the 3-year project was to strengthen the role of experiential education as an accepted and effectively used way of teaching in a majority of postsecondary institutions and to make it available to a majority of future learners as part of the regular curriculum. Among specific objectives were assisting 160 colleges and universities to…

The Open College Federation of the North West was initiated in 1975 as a result of an agreement between the University of Lancaster, Nelson and Colne Tertiary College, and the Lancashire Polytechnic. Its aims were to prepare adults for entry into higher education, create a range of intermediate-level courses for adults that were academic but that…

A summary of proceedings of a conference on articulation by the American Dental Hygienists' Association is presented. Introductions to each paper are made by Cheryl Westphal. Papers are as follows: "Innovate or Rennovate?" (Connie Tussing); "Internal Forces Influencing Innovation" (Arch Lugenbeel); "Regional Linkage Programs" (Steven Jensen);…

Although interinstitutional cooperation in higher education is not new, colleges have historically functioned as independent agencies whose activities have reinforced competitiveness and separateness. Current financial conditions, board mandates, and the realization that more can be accomplished through cooperation have brought about a new wave of…