This article focuses on the challenges faced by faculty members in a consortium of 13 Liberal Arts Colleges (LACs). We present findings, by academic rank, from a mixed-methods study of faculty development needs and experiences within the consortium. Relying on human resource principles, we advocate a greater focus on the development of the person,…

The Tech Prep Region 10 Consortium in Indiana was formed to develop and expand the use of the Tech Prep model adopted by the state to all educational institutions in the region. Involving collaboration among postsecondary institutions, secondary schools, and business and industry within state regions, the consortium design involved three phases:…

Reflections on a year-long demonstration project infusing the principles and practices of career education throughout the divisions and departments of a major State university are presented in this document for use in institutional renewal in higher education along the lines of the education-work problem. Institutional renewal is discussed in…

Designed to help South Jersey school districts address the vocational developmental needs of their secondary gifted students, the Vocational Guidance/Instructional Program for Gifted/Talented Vocational Students (Project VGIP) involved a flexible consortium and development of a handbook of vocational counseling and teaching strategies for gifted…

The Pioneer Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) first-year (1976-77) activities were reviewed. The project was intended to implement the Far West Laboratory (FWL) version of experience based career education (EBCE) in three Hall County, Georgia, high schools, and to prepare for second-year (school year) implementation of the program in…