Dr. Larry W. Hughes and Dr. C. M. Achilles of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, conducted a national survey for the Office of Education on educational cooperatives--studying and reporting on the nature and kind of cooperative endeavors, their organization, governance, financial arrangements, services, and personnel. Their study focused upon educational cooperative arrangements that primarily influence elementary and secondary education and that have some emergent or special functions. PREP kit 23, "Educational Cooperatives," was adapted from the final report of this project. In 10 documents the report covers such topics as intermediate educational service agencies; voluntary educational cooperatives; school study or development councils; industry/education cooperatives; and State legal arrangements, personnel, and central facilities for educational cooperatives; and provides lists of current documents and audiovisual materials available on the topic. The final report will be available in microfiche and hard copy from EDRS. (Author/LS)