To determine how continuous process improvement (CPI) affects students' business writing ability, 24 students were taught using CPI and 22 with a product-based teaching approach. CPI had a positive effect on basic writing skills but no positive effect on student attitudes. It facilitates significant continuous improvement, and preexisting skills…

Washington high school principals (248 of 350) reported that (1) an adequate pool of business teacher candidates existed (although one-third questioned its quality and quantity); (2) demand for new business teachers and curriculum is expected to increase; and (3) predicted numbers of business teacher graduates do not meet predicted demand. (SK)

Survey responses from 250 (of 295) Virginia business educators found them concerned with keeping instruction relevant to workplace needs and with integrating business education into academic curriculum. They want professional associations to advocate at state and local levels and to provide regional professional development. (SK)

The Northwestern Pennsylvania Tech Prep Consortium model for replicating tech prep programs includes these steps: fact finding, local industry analysis, curriculum development, detailed description, marketing strategies, implementation, and program evaluation. (SK)

Analysis of 23,704 want ads for computer-related jobs revealed that the most frequently mentioned skills were UNIX, SQL programming, and computer security. Curriculum implications were derived from the most desired and less frequently mentioned skills. (SK)

To test the validity of an achievement test, 77 Virginia business computer applications students answered items on vocabulary, access software, data/text entry, editing, and formatting. Teachers said that only 45% of the items were being taught; 59 of 60 word processing items were deemed instructionally valid. (SK)

Of 163 secondary business teachers who began between 1996-2000, 23 were no longer teaching. Differences between stayers and leavers included positive teaching experience, positive student interaction, adequate time, and pleasant working conditions. Influences on leavers included salary (57%) and lack of advancement (30%). Those without strong…

As an overview to the special issue, this article discusses the following: levels at which assessment occurs; components of assessment plans; roles and responsibilities of faculty, coordinators, committees, and administrators; types of assessment measures; and factors to consider in choosing measures. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Provides suggestions for designing and evaluating authentic activities for business education. Describes sample assignments developed by Missouri secondary and postsecondary educators. (SK)

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the research methods used in articles published in "The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal" and the "NABTE Review" between 2001 and 2005 to determine the extent to which qualitative research methodologies have been employed by researchers and the extent to which these research methodologies were clearly…

Graduate business students wrote one-page reports one week and presented similar reports orally the next. The errors and needed improvements were quantified, and it was found that a significantly greater number of vague and incorrect usages appeared in the oral presentations. (JOW)

The problem was a study of the development of a business education model for methods and procedures in Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS). (Author)

Vocational business education is alive and doing well. A perusal of the literature for more than a quarter of a century indicates the recurrence and persistence of some problems in programs, methods, standards, and administration and leadership. (Editor/JS)

The objective of this research was to determine if any significant differences in perceptions of a selected number of business communications skills and knowledge necessary for employment existed among businesspersons, teachers, and business communications students in Kentucky. Significant differences were found. (Author/CT)

Business faculty/administrators (n=238) rated single-author publications higher than coauthored ones except for nonrefereed articles. Hypothetical tenure/financial reward decisions generally favored single authors. Of 790 articles in 4 journals, 37% were coauthored. (SK)