The Council for Area Planning of Educational Services (CAPES) was formed as a consortium of formal and informal educational institutions in the Fox Valley area of north central Illinois to promote the sharing of educational programs and pooling of resources in the use of ITV. (Author)

Describes the emerging field of entrepreneurship education. Discusses several model programs in the field. (CH)

The standard approach adopted in library networking or partnership models is neither developmental nor evolutionary, yet development and evolution are keys to robust, contextually responsive partnerships. Using a set of knowledge models first proposed by Owen and Wiercx, this paper argues for a new approach to the modeling of networks in which…

Describes the use of miniconventions to bring NCEA educational service to Catholic educators in various parts of the country who cannot attend the NCEA national convention. (GB)

A television consortium of 20 community colleges in Southern California is discussed in terms of the advantages, disadvantages and financial base of such an arrangement. (RN)

Discusses a working relationship between graduate schools and community colleges. (PG)

Notes the growing interest in instructional television (ITV) since the creation of a special mass media task force by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Describes the AACJC's newly created Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, which is designed to promote liaison between ITV producers and consumers. (JP)

States the case for the consortium in higher education and then examines a consortium with which the author is familiar--Monitoba's Inter-Universities North. Raises questions about the applicability of the consortium idea to the offering of academic programs and makes recommendations for institutions contemplating establishing a consortium.…

Presents findings from a multisite case study of consortia in the federal Healthy Start Initiative to reduce infant mortality in high-risk communities. Examines the facilitators of well- functioning consortia in a framework of empowerment theory and community organizing with women of color. Implications for social work practice and for policy are…

Describes STEP (Systems for Training, Evaluation, and Performance), a model consortium of senior training professionals for performance improvement. STEP activities are described, including networking and projects; costs, management, and replication of the model are also discussed. (LRW)

A consortium of large manufacturers was established to share costs of training programs. LearnShare pays for a director, two managers, a researcher, and an administrator; supports a website; covers rent; and helps buy materials. (JOW)

Discusses how collaboration among institutions of higher education in developing international programs and globalizing the curriculum is becoming an effective strategy in postsecondary education. Especially for small- and medium-sized institutions, collaboration can provide the scale and quality of resources needed to sustain cost-effective,…

A consortium of five nursing schools and a hospital established a clinical internship program that increased nurse recruitment and retention and eased orientation and transition. Strategies to overcome turf issues and member resistance emerged. (SK)