The handbook provides guidelines for implementing the Massachusetts right to education law (Chapter 766) through the development of regional collaboratives to deliver educational services to low incidence handicapped and severely handicapped children. Chapter 1 includes instructions on the use of the handbook, reasons for considering…

The collection of selected convention papers includes discussions of the application of the ITPA for children with learning disabilities, applications of psychoeducational evaluation, factors in severe reading disability, and initiating statewide programs for the educationally handicapped. Articles also deal with the history and future education…

By tracing the development and operation of the laws underlying the present manpower program, this report points out the contradictions, overlap, and duplication which is built into the system. Lack of coordination among programs is compounded by separate funding, which increases friction between different levels of government. The report develops…

Twenty-eight medical schools formed the Southern Medical School Consortium, later expanded to the Health Sciences Consortium. The sole purpose was to set in motion the Self-Instructional Materials Project to produce self-instructional materials which could be used in several institutions. The project developed self-paced, inexpensive instructional…

Examines programs designed to allow average students to pursue college-level studies in high school. Considers reasons that concurrent enrollment programs have traditionally excluded all but high-achieving students, and drawbacks of this policy. Describes three dual enrollment programs operating in New York City and reviews research on their…

Describes the establishment of a partnership between Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) and the Augusta Correctional Center, whereby a BRCC faculty member became a full-time executive on loan to the prison and BRCC brokered various staff training and development services. (DMM)

Provides an overview of the relations between higher education and business and industry, focusing on the development of corporate training/education programs and recent improvements in higher education-corporate education relations. Offers a case study of a collaborative arrangement between the AEtna Institute for Corporate Education and the…

Describes a program implemented by a British secondary school which linked students taking economics or commerce courses with industry. There were five components in the program: industrial and commercial visits, guest speakers, the young enterprise scheme (i.e., some students started their own businesses), field studies, and evaluation reports.…

The Positive Parenting Project, developed by Scotland's Save the Children, has worked with children and families for 3 years to identify and develop structures to meet their needs for parenting support. The project, which works in collaboration with local organizations, consults widely with parents, young people, agencies, and organizations in…

Discusses the theory, operation, and practical problems encountered in conducting a professional program which emphasizes close contact with industrial engineers in engineering education. Indicates that the partnership program provides one means for firms to participate in educational activities while serving their own interests. (CC)

Describes John Wood Community College's cooperative program with the Quincy Public Library, through which students enrolled in an English course focusing on the research paper utilize video cassette lessons on using the library and writing a research paper. Suggests that the library-based course enhances students' ability to do individual…

The importance of cooperative development among and exchange between university information systems is discussed. Cooperative developments in the California State University and Colleges System and exchange efforts between university systems in other states are described. (Author/BH)

Describes Bay de Noc Community College's program to educate work skills enhancement trainers and provide a centralized repository of human resource development programs, materials, and assistance. Local businesses were invited to join the Regional Training and Development Network and designate an employee as an instructor candidate to receive job…

This paper describes a collaborative project of several professional dental organizations to systematically respond to the Institute of Medicine's 1995 report concerning the present status and future needs of dental education. It describes the project's goals, objectives, guiding principles, and general findings. It identifies five action areas…

To meet the medical care crisis caused by returning World War II veterans, the Veterans Administration entered into affiliations with medical schools, a partnership that provided physicians for veterans and allowed residents to complete graduate medical education. (Author/MLW)