The evaluation report of the European Community Action Programme for Education and Training for Technology (COMETT) examines COMETT program content, COMETT projects, and initial program impact. It was concluded that COMETT has alerted the educational sector and industry to benefits of cooperative training but that transnational cooperative…

A sociologist discusses the need for schools to create "social capital," the values and standards once transmitted by the traditional family that equip a child with a sense of self. Argues that schools located in the workplace can re-create and strengthen the ties between parent and child and among parents with children. (FMW)

This theme issue is devoted to teachers and teaching and includes nine articles on teacher communication, classroom environment, teacher effectiveness, student learning styles, successful programs, teacher commitment, cooperative learning, teaching strategies, agricultural education in the middle school, teacher behavior, and classroom management.…

Described is an instructional strategy that has incorporated a form of cooperative learning. The three parts of this method are presented as a multimodal discussion cycle. The use of this method with students having special learning needs in mathematics has been found to be particularly effective. (KR)

Described is an interdisciplinary program designed to coordinate the physics and calculus courses for seniors in a Massachusetts high school. Target audience, benefits, team coordination, and impact are discussed. A list of suggested crossover topics is provided. (CW)

Reviews the literature supporting cooperative learning as a means to promote social and cognitive growth among handicapped children in a classroom environment. In an analysis of three studies, cooperative learning strategies were shown to increase the chance that mainstreamed children would be accepted by classmates and show positive gains in…

Develops the two-level small-group model based on cooperative learning seminars for inservice science teachers. Describes procedures to construct materials for the two-level group and suggests a teaching sequence. Summarizes research results about the two-level model and suggests implications of the model. (YP)

Discussion of course development teams for independent study materials focuses on a model developed at Grant MacEwan Community College (Alberta, Canada) for course team composition and operation. Highlights include advantages and disadvantages of course development teams; responsibilities of team members; objectives of team meetings; and work flow…

Discusses the need for cooperation between architects and clients during the design process, and describes the working relationship between an architect and librarian during the design of a school library facility. Specific solutions for design requirements relating to book processing, reference services, and microform use are described. (CLB)

The first article discusses the role of the library in promoting adult literacy and issues that will be addressed at the May 1990 State Library Literacy Forum in Alexandria. The primary issue explored is the need for cooperative planning and leadership at the state level. The second describes the experiences of a volunteer literacy tutor. (CLB)

Outlines an articulation program between college and industry. Describes three seminar courses using the college's computer system. Considers the benefits of the program. (Author/YP)

This review of regional cooperation and coordination of information systems in the Caribbean focuses on English speaking countries. The discussion includes an assessment of areas such as cataloging and bibliographic control; the development of national and sectoral information systems; library acquisitions; interlending; and international norms…

Discusses the necessity of acquiring and developing technological advances for use in the classroom to provide a vision for the future. Topics discussed include microcomputers; workstations; software; networks; cooperative endeavors in industry and academia; artificial intelligence; and the necessity for financial support. (LRW)

Presented is a review of the literature on the development of university and industry research cooperation and conflict up to the early 1980's. The founding of both research universities and industrial America, two world wars, the space race, and protest movements provide points of reference for this period. (MVL)

Describes a team teaching approach to statistics in public administration programs. Discusses a format requiring that students combine skills of critical inquiry and understanding of numerical data with the literacy skills public administrators need in order to communicate with government officials, managers, and staff. Suggests applications for…