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February 1999

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Collaboration is being promoted harder than ever in the 1990s. Touted by some as the answer to increasing local and international competition, dwindling financial resources and an opportunity to tackle the "big educational issues," many organisations have entered into educational partnerships only to find that reality does not always meet high expectations. Why have so many attempts at educational partnerships inevitably failed? What can be learnt from those who have not only been able to establish and implement a successful partnership, but who are also able to maintain and extend that working relationship in the longer term? This paper explores these issues through examining a current Australian case study of an educational partnership involving three different organisations.

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