Examples of service-learning at Stanford and Michigan State illustrate one dimension of the service function and point to two other dimensions as life-style possibilities for students and career goals for faculty. Specific programs and their rationale are described. (Editor/LBH)

Middle College High School, located on the urban campus of LaGuardia Community College in New York, concentrates on motivating potential dropouts to graduate from high school and go on to college. Its establishment in 1974, problems, and successes are described, along with other institutions' efforts at dropout prevention. (LBH)

Schoolcraft College in Michigan has designed a program in which inmates of a women's prison, the Detroit House of Correction (DeHoCo), are trained as nurse-attendants and teachers' aides in special education. Daily classroom instruction is combined with on-the-job training with retarded children. (LBH)

A screening and referral procedure for rural, at-risk infants was developed by a three-step process that: (1) identified key professionals; (2) educated rural medical personnel regarding benefits and strategies of early intervention; and (3) implemented a screening and referral system with low temporal and monetary costs for hospital personnel.…

Undergraduates are sacrificing the full experience of college to other priorities and the major detractor is off-campus work. Faculty complain that jobs take time from studies and extracurricular activities; job schedules constrain a teacher's ability to confer with students, to arrange field trips, and student time in the library. (MLW)

The congressionally appointed Task Force on Women, Minorities, and the Handicapped in Science and Technology calls for cooperation among schools, colleges, industry, and federal and state governments to increase the pool of science and engineering talent through programs similar to those following the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957. (MLW)

A Montgomery County (Maryland) task force was jointly developed by the county executive and the school superintendent to consider the transition from school to work for disabled students. Recommendations were made which resulted in development of a transition planning/coordinating function and a model for planning transition services. (JDD)

Reviews research on prejudice reduction. The areas covered are audiovisual approaches, approaches using special materials, cognitive approaches, cooperative learning approaches, human relations training, direct approaches, schoolwide conditions, teacher education, and other techniques. (JDH)

Describes a Delphi Study of 70 small and medium-sized companies that had diverse specializations and needs. Presents the results as a set of cooperative research goals and objectives thought most desirable and feasible. Analyzes the top four potential goals indicating the policy areas and programs for cooperative research. (CW)

The School-University Partnership for Educational Renewal (SUPER), between teams from the school of education at Berkeley and personnel from 16 public schools, is described and the following aspects are discussed: (1) history of program; (2) current trends in education which affect the program; (3) elements composing SUPER; (4) evaluation of…

Reports on a national survey of articulated vocational education programs between high schools and two-year colleges. Describes features of advanced placement, tech-prep, and vo-tech two-plus-two programs. Offers principles for developing or expanding articulation activities drawn from the experiences and characteristics of successful programs.…

Reports on a national study of the cooperative efforts undertaken by community college learning resource centers with other area libraries and non-library agencies. Focuses on kinds and extent of cooperative activities, and types of cooperating organizations. Explores relationships between selected institutional characteristics and cooperative…

Identifies the characteristics of collaborative programs focusing on community development, institutional development, and business development. Points to factors which determine the effectiveness of these programs; i.e., organizational mission, the level of leadership responsible for the project, and the depth of institutional involvement. (DMM)

Describes setting, rationale, organization, schools and communities, activities, and evaluation of a model small school cluster begun in 1981 in South Dakota. Discusses issues in implementing cluster strategies: goals, commitments, size, location, outside support, organizational structure, leadership, meeting schedules, faculty involvement,…

Cites programs by governors and legislatures to make their states better places to start and operate a technology-based business. Areas addressed include starting companies, research and development money, university partnerships, and networking. Major development programs, economic education, and training information, and contact resources are…