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Perry, Robert P. – 1973
A consortium of small rural school districts in West Virginia was created to sponsor a regional educational computer network. The project sought to provide computer science education for selected students, to complement science and mathematics instruction through computer-assisted instructional (CAI) problem-solving activities, and to aid…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Consortia
Roesler, Elmo V., Ed. – 1972
A survey of high school juniors and seniors in areas served by members of the Appalachian Developing Institutions Consortium was conducted to: (1) discover the kind of image each consortium institution had with these students; and (2) obtain information on these students' backgrounds and educational plans to assist administrations in establishing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Needs, Postsecondary Education
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2005
In this document, the West Virgina Higher Education Policy Commission provides a statistical evaluation of enrollment rates, academic achievement, scholarships and loans, training, and recruitment of students at major health sciences and rural health schools in West Virginia. Some of the highlights from this 2005 Report Card include: (1) Almost…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Medical Schools, Medical Education, Student Recruitment
Moore, Richard W.; Blake, Daniel R.; Phillips, G. Michael; McConaughy, Daniel; von Haam, Amy Cheung – 2000
Qualitative methods were used to analyze a sample of 23 representative California Employment Training Panel (ETP) projects to determine how ETP training affected companies. Data were collected through interviews, focus groups, surveys, observations, and document analysis. Among the factors found to affect quality of training design were: selection…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consortia, Contracts, Education Work Relationship
International Association of Technological Univ. Libraries, Gothenburg (Sweden). – 1998
This proceedings of the 1998 conference of the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) contains the full text of the following papers: "A Library Ready for 21st Century Services: The Case of the University of Science and Technology (UST) Library, Kumasi, Ghana" (Helena Rebecca Asamoah-Hassan);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Consortia, Developing Nations
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Seels, Barbara; Campbell, Shirley; Talsma, Valerie – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2003
Describes the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) at the University of Pittsburgh which includes participation by public and private schools, a nonprofit educational consortium, and industry partners. Encourages technology integration by mentor teachers and student teachers, and supports innovation, adoption, and resource sharing…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Subramanian, Jane M. – Reference Librarian, 2002
Describes the history of consortia and cooperative efforts among libraries and their role in distance learning in higher education. Discusses shared online catalogs; purchases of electronic resources; supporting distance learners' information needs, including virtual reference; staff training; change management; cooperative planning; vendor…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries
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Simmons, Seymour, III – Journal of Experiential Education, 1995
The goal of the Teacher Education Program Consortium is to develop a network of preservice and inservice teacher education programs that share an experiential/constructivist learning philosophy. A survey of 84 selected teacher education programs examined program scope, structure, and financial resources; educational philosophy; and program…
Descriptors: Consortia, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives
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Townley, Charles T. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Presents results of an evaluation of C.D. Cat, a CD-ROM union catalog developed by the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania consortium. Outcomes are reported in the areas of bibliographic quality, user evaluation, public relations strategies, bibliographic instruction, and guidelines for continuing operations. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Consortia, Evaluation Methods
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Fatzer, Jill B. – Journal of Library Administration, 1996
Explores the cases of two states, Louisiana and Ohio, which found budget problems to be the occasion for concerted statewide efforts to improve academic library services. Both states ultimately established statewide multipurpose resource-sharing academic library consortia, supported by electronic library networks, as the solutions to their very…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgets, Case Studies, Change Agents
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Pastine, Maureen – Against the Grain, 1998
Discusses the changing environment of the academic library, highlighting the role of collection development librarians and listing issues for collection development officers: ownership/access, consortia, collections analysis, intellectual property/fair use, public relations, allocation formulas, library research, collection balance, rising costs,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Consortia
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Becker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
The purpose of this study is to review and analyse historical research related to changes brought on by globalisation in Australian academic libraries. Using relevant literature, this study examines the role of academic librarians in internationalising their own experiences and perspectives for the purpose of improving library, instructional and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, International Education, Librarians
Southern Maryland Educational Consortium, La Plata. – 1995
The Southern Maryland Educational Consortium's Tech Prep Model Demonstration project is described in this final report. The consortium members are Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's county school districts and Charles County Community College in southern Maryland. The project is based on a 4 + 2 model in which ninth-grade students develop career…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation
Raber, Suzanne M.; Merchlinsky, Suzanne R. – 1995
In the Southern Maryland Educational Consortium's 4 + 2 tech prep program, ninth-grade students develop career plans and follow career pathways in one of three technologies--health and human services, electronics and engineering, or business. The program was evaluated by an independent social science research firm to identify the different…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation
Bergman, Terri – 1995
This guide is intended for education and training suppliers, manufacturing extension programs/centers, economic development institutions, and other service providers involved in helping companies become more productive. It explains how to organize and support learning consortia consisting of companies that have come together to develop new…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Check Lists, Consortia, Cooperative Planning
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