The Lester Hill Corporation is the name of an office simulation enterprise for the distribution of hotel and motel equipment. The article contains a sampling of comments from teachers and students (the "branch offices") regarding the simulation's effectiveness. (AG)

Stating that mainstreaming is particularly appropriate for a typing class, the authors describe some materials, devices, and methods for teaching handicapped students how to type. They also offer grading and career guidance suggestions. (MF)

Discusses a systems approach to accounting instruction and examines it from the viewpoint of four components: people (titles and responsibilities, importance of interaction), forms (nonpaper records such as microfiche, floppy disks, hard disks), procedures (for example, electronic funds transfer), and technology (for example, electronic…

Purposes of this program are to improve job opportunities for Spanish-speaking students and to help transmit an understanding between the two cultures by developing heritage appreciation and by applying the best of both cultures to the world of work. (Author)

Discusses new evaluation procedures developed for the Gregg Office Job Training Program. In part 1, the student is evaluated and graded on performance of a specific job. In part 2, the student is graded on 10 areas of job performance, and in part 3, the student writes a brief job description. (CT)

Results of a research study indicate vocational students possess erroneous job-related information. Correcting these misconceptions while accepting the notion that vocational accounting competence includes knowledge of office information and possession of personal business traits, as well as office skills, is the teacher's responsibility. (AG)

Five principles of learning and their application to typewriting are considered; before they can be utilized, however, one must be sure students want to learn. To accomplish this task, seven principles of motivation are offered for incorporation into the typing course. Both sets must be considered together for optimum learning. (Author/AJ)

Shorthand mastery demands partnership between student and teacher which is undermined by student anxiety. Factors which contribute to student anxiety can be identified and eliminated or ameliorated in various ways by the teacher. (SA)

A program that individualized the learning of concepts, skills, and attitudes usually taught in typing, office practice, and office machines. (Author)

The Practicum consists of six projects involving students in a number of secretarial activities that promote the ability to work independently and excercise judgements in decision making. (Author/BP)

Describes a course in the administrative secretary's educational program which is designed to integrate the knowledge and skills that have been acquired previously, preparing the secretarial student to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the business office. (TA)

Describes a program which enables homebound students to earn an associate degree in applied science and to gain marketable skills through learning at home. The article describes who is eligible, how the program is supported, what materials are used, how instruction is conducted, and how the students have performed. (CT)

The authors present suggested teaching strategies for shorthand theory and reading skills development in the classroom. (MF)

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…