Presents techniques to utilize student organization information and materials in shorthand and transcription instruction. (MF)

Describes an instructional strategy for turning merchandising into an exciting and meaningful experience for both students and teachers. (HD)

Research studies conducted with typewriting students have consistently shown that concepts can be learned in typewriting classes with no appreciable loss of typewriting skill by students. This article discusses three stages of typewriting instruction and how concept learning can be incorporated into each stage. (HD)

Business educators can provide career guidance activities for high school students through recruitment, development, and placement activities. Techniques discussed are: slide/tape programs, films, tests, demonstrations, minicourses, occupational reference library, field trips, interest clubs, advisory committees, resource speakers, and placement…

The cooperative efforts of the Bureau of Business Education in the New York State Education Department and key business educators of the State provided a successful inservice education design and program for secondary school business teachers. (EA)

Business and office education courses which lend themselves to the lecture and discussion learning technique provide an opportunity to initiate career exploration information, as well as to update the knowledge of young women regarding emerging female work trends. (Author)

A mini-course for ninth graders was designed to provide an awareness of skills needed to obtain jobs in business and of the kinds of jobs available. Some successful career exploration activities and some to avoid are described along with the process of gathering resource materials. (Author/MS)

In order to help students be aware of postsecondary educational opportunities, guidelines are offered to teacher-coordinators of secondary cooperative vocational education programs for keeping a resource file of 2- and 4-year college programs, college catalogs and resource personnel, and other information for business careers. (MF)

A consultant in business education presents his system for developing strategies of individualized instruction in using commercial materials designed for group instruction. To illustrate the process he includes seven figures of pages from an accounting text, with marginal notes to direct the student to an individualized supplement. (MF)

The author states that the particular types of tests used in the classroom as well as the method of administering and evaluating the test may have a marked effect on the outcome of student measurement. The three most popular tests related to writing and transcribing shorthand--shorthand vocabulary tests, dictation tests, and transcription…

A discussion of the success of a student enterprise in distributive education. (HD)

After observing several large company offices in Denver in operation, the author suggests course content slantings and recommendations to better meet office requirements of today and tomorrow. Recommendations are categorized according to clerical practice, data processing, shorthand, and typewriting. (EA)

A business communications course was instituted to provide vocational training for mentally, physically, or socioeconomically handicapped and potential dropouts. Duplicating and printing reproduction skills are taught through self-study and work in student groups on actual projects. Students become able to reproduce and assemble almost any type of…