Discusses the merging of two polytechnical schools in Great Britain. (SB)

Delivered to the panel on Developing Medical Schools" at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2, 1969. (IR)

Following a review of the current challenge to the United States economic system (especially in the area of foreign competition), describes and critiques industry/education relationships. Considers methods by which educational institutions can secure assistance from private industry to help make possible the offering of high technology curricula.…

Describes a project to provide developing countries with access to scientific and technological information produced in connection with French bilateral development cooperation programs. Making an inventory of the available material, the users of the information, processing the information, and the development of a documentation policy are…

Cooperation between middle level and high school administrators and teachers depends on their awareness of the great diversity of intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development among middle level students. Administrators can then make changes to improve program articulation. (MLF)

Describes the relationship between Mt. Hood Community College and the local chamber of commerce. Stresses that both groups are concerned with mobilizing resources toward educational, social, and economic improvement. Highlights resulting programs, including breakfast seminars, community leadership programs, international forum series, a cultural…

Examines the impact of community college programs on business and industry through the preparation of a trained labor force. Notes existing partnerships between industry and postsecondary education, but concludes that new linkages are necessary if community colleges are to provide leadership for change through labor and industrial development…

A questionnaire listing 43 issues commonly addressed in interagency agreements asked school superintendents and municipal recreation directors to rank the issues in order of importance. The 14 highest rated items are listed, along with a sample contractual agreement. (MLF)

Describes a cooperative program in which high school teachers in Louisiana participated in a series of lectures and labs geared toward helping them use microcomputers in the classroom. Topics included hardware, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), programing, and program modification. (FM)

Physical educators must foster community involvement as an ongoing process and be committed to providing physical education to all students. Ways to involve communities and to strengthen community support for physical education programs are discussed. (CJ)

This article contains the responses of 22 states (and the District of Columbia) to a request to detail career education activities in their states. Responses concern career education growth, characteristics, leadership activities, cooperation within education, cooperation with the private sector, and how career education has affected all education…

Recounts the unique partnership in science instruction developed between Nassau and Suffolk County (New York) schools and the Bronx Zoo to provide educational experiences for handicapped and mentally retarded students. Discussion focuses on a five-phase program developed for 200 elementary secondary students from Rosemary Kennedy Center through…

Briefly describes a Nebraska program in which materials were developed through the cooperation of university professors, teachers, state department of education participants, Native Americans, and others. (JM)

Industry research is seen as inherently interdisciplinary while university research consists almost exclusively of a single discipline. Experiences of the Gulf Universities Research Consortium, which has representatives from both academe and industry, are described. (MLW)