Collaboration Efforts for the ATE Program

This 23-page paper, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, discusses collaboration efforts of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. Collaborative arrangements by ATE projects and centers "is an expected method of achieving project goals of improving the U.S.'s technical workforce." This paper discusses a definition of collaboration and provides a set of elements that enhanced collaborative success in reaching ATE project goals. A table of contents and the following sections are included: The Paper's Intended Audience, The Origins of ATE Collaborations, Defining Collaboration, State of ATE Projects Use of Collaboration, Findings Based on The State of Collaboration, Recommendations, and Suggested Approach to Evaluation.