By fostering systematic analysis of decisionmaking and employability skills, cooperative work experience becomes a goal-directed experience related to student employability and personal planning; as such, cooperative programs represent a prime delivery system for career education. (TA)

The business education department at Canyon High School, Saugus, California, offers five four-phase programs that enable students to qualify for one or more entry-level positions in the areas of: accounting and computing; general office; stenographic, secretarial, and related occupations; distributive occupations; and typing and related…

An instructional system based on these four premises is presented: (1) Students should set individual goals, (2) students should set specific goals, (3) timed writings should be typed repeatedly until a goal is reached, and (4) a recordkeeping device such as a progress sheet should be utilized. (TA)

Focus is on the sources and effect of motivation and interest on student success as revealed by a research study. Motivation techniques are suggested. (TA)

Describes the development of an office simulation program at a California high school. The program also permits career exploration at business offices in the town in the student's area of interest. The article also discusses a followup study of program graduates, who were overwhelmingly supportive of the program. (CT)