Ratings of workplace ethics competencies by 67 educators and 43 industry representatives resulted in 34 competencies needed and used frequently by new workers. Educators rated 11 competencies higher than business reps, who rated 1 competency higher than teachers did. (SK)

Business students (n=80) participated in a face-to-face, collaborative writing activity, then groups of 4 worked on activities using teleconferencing software. Students saw no differences between the two methods in socialization, brainstorming, conflict resolution, or quality of work. (SK)

The underlying question for the educational community is to determine the effect of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards on creating a higher quality professional who, in turn, imparts knowledge so that their students are better educated to compete in a global economy. Thus, does the attainment of National Board Certification by…

A test was given that (1) assessed business students' ability to read materials from microcomputer database software manuals and (2) assessed their knowledge of technical vocabulary terms from the manuals. Test results revealed that the students' technical reading and vocabulary skills were considerably below those they would need to use…

Discusses the general findings of the Carnegie Commission Report on major educational issues of the last decade, and the HEW Report (by Paul Newman) on funding for postsecondary education as they apply to higher education for business. The concept of systems accountability, and suggested methods for dealing with it and the changing educational…

Rapid installation of word processing systems by organizations challenges educators to produce secretarial and managerial personnel with new skills and knowledge, aware of new career paths (administrative secretary, correspondence secretary); with or without automatic equipment, these can best be learned in established courses where basic skills…

Summarizes the author's doctoral research at Northern Illinois University in 1971. (Editor)

With renewed interest in vocational education being generated through Federal legislation and a program of support funds, current trend is to intensify, enlarge, and improve vocational education programs. (Editor/JS)

Lack of standardization of terminology in business education, curriculum problems, and outmoded preparation of business teachers are among major problems of business education today. (Author)

Several trends which offer greater viability for basic business education include improved content, increased enrollments, improved sequential curriculum, a systems approach, improved textbooks, promotion of consumer education, newer approaches, more flexibility in learning structure, improved teacher preparation, and strengthened ties with the…

Describes a study that attempted to ascertain whether there are significant differences in students' attitudes toward the business communications course when the traditional writing method or the word processing method are used. It was concluded that there is no differential effect upon students' attitudes between the above two methods. (NRJ)

To determine the "image" of business education, a 30-item inventory was completed by 1,112 respondents which included teachers, counselors, administrators, and students. The findings are included. (HD)

In-basket exercises provide the tool whereby the learner's potential for handling applied problems made up of many interacting variables can be measured. (Author/HD)

Discusses the application of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov two-sample tests, as an alternative to the Chi-square test, for survey research problems in business education and includes a computer program written for the convenience of researchers. The two-sample test is recommended for differentiating independent distributions. (MF)