These proceedings contain 11 papers that examine several diverse collaborative efforts designed to improve education and training programs through substantive involvement of the private sector. Authors and titles are as follows: "Public-Private Sector Collaboration in Education: Implications for Research, Policy, and the Education of Professional Educators" (Paul Thurston, L. A. Phelps); "The Developing Work-Related Education and Training 'System': Partnerships and Customized Training" (W. N. Grubb); "Relfections on Customized Training" (Richard Hofstrand); "A Reaction to 'The Developing Vocational Education and Training System': Partnerships and Customized Training" (Tim Wentling); "Promoting Technology Transfer in Community College Programs: The Michigan Experience" (James Jacobs); "Corridor Partnership for Excellence in Education" (Gail Digate, Marsha Bollendorf); "The California Partnership Academies" (Keith Bush); "Corporate Collaboration as a Catalyst for Teacher Education Development" (Robert Maloy et al.); "University-Corporate Collaborative Relationships in Continuing Engineering Education" (Anne Colgan); "Education-Business Partnerships: A Principal's Perspective" (Irene Diedrich-Reilly); and "Public-Private Sector Collaboration: Elements, Issues, and Implications" (L.A. Phelps, Paul Thurston). (YLB)