Abstract
In January 1992, the Think Tank project received the prestigious Anderson Medal, awarded by the Business-Higher Education Forum of the American Council on Education. The Medal is awarded annually to an ‘exemplary three-way partnership of higher education, local business and public schools working together to improve the performance of American students’. Given their potential impacts on the future graduate flow, workforce, and social health, such partnerships are considered by many to be crucial developments in the formulation of strategies to combat the crisis in education and training. The active participation of the higher education and business partners in such projects are essential to their success. In this article, Paul Elsner and Janet Beauchamp describe the development and current activities of the Think Tank and the contributions of the various partners, and illustrate the many benefits that can accrue from successful collaboration of this kind.
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