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This study of multi-professional collaboration in special schools in Britain included the development of a collaboration scale based on professional descriptions of collaborative activities which fell into three broad categories: planning activities, sharing activities, and goal-achieving activities. Respondents generally reported a fairly high level of involvement in collaborative activities. (DB)

A study of 191 school-based British speech-language therapists and 165 based in health centers investigated the context in which collaborative working practices exist between teachers and speech-language therapists. Collaboration was most likely to occur in a special education setting and focus on intervention, rather than on assessment or planning. (Author/CR)

Non-nuclear density gauges, also known as Pavement Quality Indicators (PQIs), offer several advantages over widely used destructive test methods and nuclear density gauges (NDGs) for asphalt density measurement. Replacing NDGs with PQIs would simplify regulatory requirements and reduce the cost and complexity of in-situ asphalt density measurement. This is due to the absence of nuclear materials and the ability of PQIs to provide measurements rapidly. However, PQIs have not gained widespread use in Australia due to concerns regarding accuracy. This work assesses the suitability of PQIs for both acceptance and quality control testing by analysing a dataset collected over an extended period and across a wide range of construction sites in Australia. Accuracy was evaluated based on the strength of the relationship between gauge measurements and core density results. Although some evidence supporting the use of PQIs for quality control purposes has been found, their use for acceptance testing remains unwarranted. Recommendations for establishing standard testing methods are provided to encourage wider adoption of PQIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]