Describes the creation of the cooperation, investigation, literacy, and community (CILC) model within a holistic educational project in Acre, a Jewish-Arab mixed city in northern Israel, focusing on the implementation of cooperative learning at the schools and the work of the dropout investigative task force which was created to build community in…

Examines the technologies and issues involved in assuring distance education students access to the electronic library. Discusses the changing nature of distance learning; issues in providing access to electronic resources; new models for the distance learning environment; and the Western Governors University collaborative resource sharing effort.…

A non-science undergraduate course provided an opportunity for constructivist design, (i.e., provide learners with personal control, authentic learning contexts and diverse personal interactions including collaboration) using the World Wide Web, e-mail, and video. Describes the course design, implementation, and evaluation. Concludes authentic…

A study that videotaped 12 Mexican-American and 12 Anglo-American junior high school students with learning disabilities while they wrote stories in ethnically heterogeneous and homogeneous dyads, found students were skilled in maintaining positive and assertive reciprocal interactions whether they were paired with partners of the same or…

Describes a program in neuroscience education that integrates innovative teaching styles and technologies. Two-way digitally compressed televideo is used for lecture and discussion simultaneously with on-site and remote students. Asynchronous computer conferencing complements class periods with student interactions and teacher feedback.…

Examined the effect of eliminating tracking and instead teaching heterogeneous classes using cooperative learning. Observations of high school classes, interviews with students and teachers, and specimen data found several changes in pedagogy and attitudes, including more student-centered, interactive classes; greater higher-order questioning and…

Describes a collaborative approach between the University of Central Florida, 10 area school districts, and community agencies to providing graduate education to speech-language pathologists employed in the schools. Program innovations include additional graduate slots for public school employees, modifications in the locations and times of…

Examined the effect of pairing minority and nonminority student teachers in field-based practicums. Overall, the partnerships broke down racial barriers, tackled sensitive racial/cultural issues, promoted awareness in cross-race domains, and laid foundations for long-term social and professional relationships. Findings uncovered an institutional…

This article reports on one part of Project REFER (Referral and Evaluation procedures For Education and Rehabilitation), which identified barriers to effective school and vocational rehabilitation collaboration and strategies for addressing these barriers as indicated by four stakeholder groups: secondary special education staff, vocational…

The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) public library, which receives many school districts' interlibrary loan requests, experienced a 100% increase in periodical article requests. Working cooperatively, school and public librarians developed a LSCA Title II grant to study magazine usage to make cost-effective decisions about improving timely access…

Middle school teachers can integrate math and language skills with an innovative project that puts math on display. The "Math Museum" has students visit exhibits (colorfully illustrated math problems) in pairs, then discuss ways to approach and solve each problem on display. (SM)

Faculty members at an elementary school in its first year as a professional development school completed interviews and classroom observations examining how their expectations and aspirations for their role developed over time. Results highlighted five assertions, most of which related to their amount of control over environment and professional…

Advocates a teaching strategy based on empowering students and expanding their opportunities to learn. Using hypertext as a model, articulates a teaching strategy where a chronological-based textbook forms the instructional "spine." Student discussion groups and lectures act as variant pathways. Electronic resources and communications…

Summarizes the "overlapping spheres of influence" theory of educational partnerships and presents a framework of six major types of involvement in schools to provide a context for other articles in this issue. Also summarizes results of some studies by the Center on Families, Communities, Schools, and Children's Learning. (SLD)

Evaluated the West Alabama Learning Coalition, a rural, multi-institutional organization, as perceived by member professionals in schools, universities, community colleges, businesses, and social-service agencies. Respondents viewed the coalition as a dynamic, organic, and creative entity fostering synergy, shared leadership, and…