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Peer reviewedSchmidt, B. June – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1982
This study examined the extent to which high school office occupations students developed job-related reading skills, particularly proofreading, verifying, and comprehending detail. The study revealed definite weaknesses in development of these skills required for effective job performance. (SK)
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, High Schools, Job Skills, Office Occupations Education
Peer reviewedSchmidt, B. June – Business Education Forum, 1978
The recordkeeping-accounting competencies in business education curriculums should be those needed by all prospective office workers, not just bookkeepers. A task inventory booklet (developed by the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States) completed by incumbent office workers showed that some of the recordkeeping-accounting tasks…
Descriptors: Bookkeeping, Business Education, Clerical Workers, Curriculum Development
