Purpose: Currently, owing to the influence of rapid globalisation, the issue of international and cross-cultural implementation of cross-cultural relationships is being widely discussed. This is also related to the readiness of graduates for international cooperation. The objective of this qualitative study is to identify and compare the…

This article contributes to the comparative literature on the growing role of "validation of prior learning," by analyzing the emergence and implementation of VPL in North Macedonia. Based on documents and qualitative interviews, the article provides an historical- institutionalist perspective on these processes. The article argues that…

This paper is an attempt to examine the relationship between higher education and economic growth by taking a country case of the Republic of Korea and comparing this with the Republic of India to show how political educational decisions impact economic growth. Even though both countries began as relatively underdeveloped economies at the time of…

The relationship between high schools and colleges during the 20th century has been at best a weak one. College professors and high school teachers belong to separate professional organizations, and rarely do conferences involve both types of educators together. Thus, a communication gap exists that has at its base a problem that students are…

"Planning Your Partnership," a statewide teleconference presented by the California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP), is described and evaluated in this report. Teleconference objectives included the solicitation of high-quality proposals for CAPP grants, increased information dissemination, and expanded experience with teleconference…

Implementation and evaluation of the "Building Your Partnership" teleconference, presented by the California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP), is described in this report. Information on CAPP's second teleconference includes background and objectives; planning, reception, and convening; and conference evaluation. A conclusion is that…

Response to a request for a proposals workshop presented through a statewide satellite teleconference by the California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) is described and evaluated in this report. A goal of CAPP is to develop cooperative efforts between higher education and the public schools. Outcomes of the teleconference included a four-fold…

Presents the early history of writing across the curriculum (WAC) or "co-operation", as J. Hosic called it in 1913, concluding with a comparison of today's WAC programs with those of earlier decades. (SRT)

Provides examples of collaboratively developed ideas prepared by undergraduate and post-baccalaureate English minors that reflect interest in English as well as their own subject major. (HOD)

This paper assesses current issues in colleges and universities as well as in K-12 schooling, with a focus on the preparation of secondary school teachers. The paper identifies new trends in the changing nature of research and practice as they affect the history profession in the classroom. According to the paper, there are many issues that…

Briefly outlines the historical dimensions of the influence of colleges on secondary schools. Presents seven lessons learned from the transcript study. Asserts that current educational reform must involve both secondary and postsecondary levels in tandem. (MD)

Contains the highlights of the history of the Florida Scholastic Press Association. Traces the changes in the association over the years. Concludes that the constancy of the association is found in its activities, its schedule, university sponsorship, and the vitality and vision of the advisers and students. (PA)

Notes that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing allows for a variety of critical thinking activities, extensive use of computer technology, and the involvement of the entire faculty, staff and administration in the learning process. Presents a few activities that teachers can do with their students based on the work of Arthur Conan Doyle. (SG)

Responsible education reform requires teachers to collaborate and break out of the many types of isolation imposed on them, as successfully evidenced by teachers at Mynderse Academy, New York. Teacher isolation affects the knowledge they can share with students, because curriculum involves the way the world enters the school. (SM)

Describes the cooperation movement, the first in a series of twentieth-century attempts to broaden responsibility for language instruction by involving faculty across the curriculum. Notes that the movement raised central issues of curricular organization and language pedagogy to which later reformers returned. (MG)