Carpenter, Robert L.Mahlios, Marc C.2013-06-042013-06-041982Carpenter, Robert and Marc Mahlios. "Functional Relationships Between Universities and Public Schools." Education, v102 n4 p339-42 Sum 1982.https://hdl.handle.net/1808/11208This is the publisher's official version, also available electronically from: http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=6&sid=5e28d26e-18a7-43f5-a314-cd656efba2cf%40sessionmgr112&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=eric&AN=EJ266088.This article presents a general model for university-public school cooperation based on the experiences of the authors engaged in such activity. Elements of the cooperation model are: volunteerism, responsiveness bilateral decision making, a nucleus of commitment, and a sense of organizational evolution. These characteristics are operationalized through activities in the areas of curriculum development, organizational and staff development, and educational research.enArticleopenAccess