Editor's notes / Marilyn J. Amey --

Demands for partnership and collaboration in higher education : a model / Marilyn J. Amey, Pamela L. Eddy, C. Casey Ozaki --

Part one : Case studies --

Seamless transition in the Twenty-First Century : Partnering to survive and thrive / Gail Hoffman-Johnson --

Partnering to move students into college and community-oriented careers : the Administration of Justice Department at East Los Angeles College / Carrie B. Kisker, Patrick Hauser --

The Importance of language, context, and communication as components of successful partnership / Susan J. Bracken --

Stepping outside the big box high school : a partnership influenced by goals, capital, and decision making / Jesse S. Watson --

Part two : Less-than-successful experiences. --

Alliances among community colleges : odd bedfellows or lasting partners? / Pamela L. Eddy --

Lessons learned from a dual-enrollment partnership / Patricia L. Farrell, Kim Allan Seifert --

A Partnership in flux : the demise of a program / Gay Garland Reed, Joanne E. Cooper, Llewellyn Young --

Part three : Other perspectives on educational partnership --

The Legislative playing field : how public policy influences collaboration / Debra D. Bragg, Maxine L. Russman --

Strategies for the future / C. Casey Ozaki, Marilyn J. Amey, Jesse S. Watson.