This annotated bibliography was prepared to serve as background material for the writing of the synthesis paper "From Isolation to Collaboration: Improving the Work Environment of Teaching." Items were selected to represent the range of issues that pertain to the social and organizational context of teaching. The selected materials…

This book is part of OPTIONS, a packaged set of materials developed to provide postsecondary administrators, program planners, curriculum developers, counselors, and instructors with up-to-date, reliable information. This publication describes 61 exemplary practices and programs that have successfully improved or expanded educational services for…

Information collected from interviews with 15 ministers of education and 30 program directors and researchers at 18 universities in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina is used to study academic programs which prepare persons to be educational planners and administrators. Section one describes background…

This document is a monograph in a personnel development series addressing issues that are pertinent for policy-making personnel concerned with interagency/interdepartmental coordination and personnel preparation to benefit handicapped students. Section 1 discusses the coordination process between special education, vocational education, and…

The strength of partnerships within and without the educational enterprise provides the ability to alter or modify existing practices as social and economic realities emerge. A number of interdependent factors raise questions related to partnerships. Demography is a major factor; while a substantial portion of the aging population will have less…

This collection contains four surveys and studies examining cooperation between the media and adult education bodies throughout the world. In a paper entitled "The Media and Adult Education: Indian Experience," J. S. Yadava examines two case studies of sound and six case studies of television broadcasting in India that involve…

The Career Enrichment Center (CEC) provides a year-round, voluntary career education program for all Albuquerque high school students. It offers courses; provides special services; manages and coordinates enrichment opportunities, alternate programs, and satellite stations; and provides liaison with businesses, community, and universities. This…

A two-day national conference was held to examine vocational education and training policy for today and tomorrow. Speakers from both the public and private sectors shared their expertise in various areas affecting vocational education. Focus of the papers and panel discussions presented during the conference was on the following topics: the…

This draft statement outlines the issues to be discussed at a series of invitational conferences to consider policies and proposals regarding youth education and employment in New York State. It consists of three sections. In section 1 a general description of the problem of youth unemployment is provided. Section 2 examines a framework for action…

Based on data obtained from the study of three highly visible, well supported, full-time adult learning centers that started as small, part-time operations, this manual contains guidelines for implementing an approach to developing an adult education program through community linkages. The linkage concept is discussed. Covered next is the positive…

Responding to research indicating that more concentrated efforts and innovative approaches are needed to change the negative teacher and student attitudes toward the disabled in mainstreamed classrooms, the pilot program described in this paper was designed to foster communication between the regular classroom teacher and the special education…

This annotated bibliography is a comprehensive literature review of over 150 published materials (including audiovisual aids) relevant to an understanding of industry-education-labor collaboration generally and collaborative councils specifically. Supplemental materials include an introduction to the literature and discussion of methodology used…

The development of the Ontario university system from 1975-76 to 1977-78 is traced, with focus on the deteriorating financial situation of the past few years and the impact of recently declining enrollments. The growth of cooperative activities among the universities has included the planning of graduate programs, library cataloging, instructional…

Resource sharing among institutions as a method of supporting continuing education is surveyed. The following three trends are identified: the growth of continuing education, experimentation with consortial approaches to higher education, and continued emphasis on cost effectiveness. Among the objectives of the survey were to determine what…

TO DETERMINE THE ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION OR CONSTITUTIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COORDINATING BOARDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FUNCTIONING IN 39 STATES, FINDINGS OF A MAILED SURVEY ARE TABULATED. THIS SURVEY DETERMINED THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF THE BOARD OF EACH STATE, COMPOSITION OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, WHETHER ITS AUTHORITY IS ADVISORY OR…