Defines ethical research and associated terms: codes of ethics, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, and data treatment. Addresses issues in the dissemination of research results, such as plagiarism and authorship. (SK)

The second twenty-years history (1956-1975) of Delta Pi Epsilon is a compilation of four authors' findings of what has happened regarding the national executive boards, new chapters, membership status, financial conditions, interchapter relations, service projects, the DPE Journal, and publications. (BP)

Reactions to a two-year pilot program of management by objectives in the Business Education Department at Utah State University were positive. (MS)

An experimental study involving 26 classroom units revealed that an instructional program developed for the research was over twice as effective as a teacher-centered approach for reviewing basic punctuation rules. (Author)

Provides evidence that points unequivocally to the need for a sharp reversal in the distribution of attention to stroking and production skills among typing trainees, for replacing the incorrect supposition about the underpinnings of stroking accuracy by the correct one, and for a far swifter move toward realistic production typing conditions.…

The Test of Consumer Competencies was given to 4,300 prospective teachers. The low level of achievement in certain content areas among business education majors suggests areas in which preservice preparation for teaching consumer education could be improved. (SK)

Human resources executives (83 responses from 380) strongly recommended 11 and recommended 46 end-user skills for business graduates. Core skills included use of keyboard, mouse, microcomputer, and printer; Windows; Excel; and telecommunications functions (electronic mail, Internet, local area networks, downloading). Knowing one application of…

Using an affinity diagram, business educators generated 110 research topics. In a two-round modified Delphi, 15 business educators aggregated, categorized, and rank ordered the topics. Topics related to workplace soft skills, business communication, technology, and distance learning ranked highest. Topics related to traditional business education…

After interviewing at a university career center, 268 business seniors rated 28 communication barriers. When results were compared with a similar study of interviewers, tendency not to listen was ranked most serious by both groups. Other factors noted by interviewees were jumping to conclusions, lack of company knowledge, inability to understand…

Finger-movement distances for alphabetic keys of standard and Dvorak keyboards were calculated for every digraph in the business vocabulary. Dvorak required 37% less distance and had more right-hand, home-row, same-row, and alternate hand reaches. (SK)

Vocational education teachers in Northwest Ohio (n=569) completed a test on entrepreneurship; marketing and business teachers had the highest scores. The teachers with strongest entrepreneurship knowledge completed at least one college business course, are certified in marketing or business, are aged 26-44, and have taught entrepreneurship before.…

Developers of multidisciplinary international-business curricula should consider the following trends: (1) geographic, historic, economic, cultural, and political influences on business; (2) influence of cultural factors on organizational behavior and management style; (3) technology for international business transactions; (4) the global monetary…

Examines the impact of continued growth of information technologies on the business environment and business education. Outlines the knowledge worker's need for applied communication, math, technology, and basic business skills. (SK)

Interviews with 199 teachers, counselors, administrators, and business/industry representatives identified 13 professional development themes, including workplace experiences for students, teacher work experience, conferences, learning through students and student organizations, obtaining workplace materials, professional reading, professional…

Compares qualitative and quantitative methods. Proposes critical incident technique as an appropriate tool for workplace and classroom settings. Describes its components, including interview techniques, coding of interview themes, data analysis, and drawing conclusions. (Contains 28 references.) (SK)