Therefore, when studies are conducted on these offenders, then the relationship between psychiatric co-morbidity and DUI relapses would become clearer. Individuals would also be sent to certain areas to study the various psychological treatment methods that are generally available to those who are addicted to any substances, and when efforts are made towards co-alliances of these institutions, then the students of the schools would definitely benefit. (Division on Addiction)
It has been stated that the twenty first century will be the 'age of alliances' wherein the collaboration between non-profit organizations and corporations will keep growing in number. The nature of such collaborative alliances would also change, from when it was the traditionally philanthropic, where the donor would benevolently give, and the receiver would receive it gratefully, to where business as well as non-profits and for-profits work together so that they may be able to achieve their mutual goals and contribute their mite to society. On the issue of the promotion of literacy, there exists today a strong collaboration and alliance between the Time to Read National Program, and the media giant, Media Inc. while the time to Read concentrates its energy on local non-profits like for example, the children from Chicago's Off the Street Program, and recruits these children for tutoring by the time Warner Group, and the Time Warner makes attempts to tutor and coach these children, and also gives them free reading and writing material, and even classroom space. (Entering the Age of Alliances)
However, all cross-sector alliances and relationships may not be ideal, and at times, it is seen that such alliances actually hinder school improvement efforts. For example, in the alliance formed between the CSR or the Comprehensive School Reforms and the State Accountability...
The three states that had high-stakes accountability systems in place were turning out to being more influential on the teachers of the Teacher Practice rather than on the CSR in itself, and although there was a form of synergy between these models and the state's own reform plans, most teachers were under pressure, and most stated that they felt that they were now required to accomplish two independent goals instead of just one. (Datnow, 2005) However, this will not be true with all alliances, and when a school dose form a good alliance with an organization form another sector, then it does bode well for the educational system as such, and for the future of the students of the schools who would benefit directly and indirectly from these cross-sector alliances.
References
Austin, James. (30 April, 2001) "Entering the Age of Alliances" Retrieved at http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=2056&t=nonprofitAccessed on 14 July, 2005
Datnow, Amanda. (2005) "Happy Marriage or Uneasy Alliance? The Relationship between Comprehensive School Reform and State Accountability Systems" Journal of Education for Students placed at Risk. Vol. 10, No. 1, Pages 115-138 Retrieved at http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15327671espr1001_6?cookieSet=1. Accessed on 14 July, 2005
Division on Addictions" Retrieved at http://www.divisiononaddictions.org/. Accessed on 14 July, 2005
Wohlstetter, Priscilla; Malloy, Courtney. L; Hentschke, Guilbert. C; Smith, Joanne. (2004)
Improving service delivery through collaboration: an exploratory study of the role of cross-sectoral alliances in the development and support of charter schools." Social Science Quarterly. Vol: 85; No: 5.
