This booklet has been developed to assist schools in planning programs of middle school occupational education. The objectives of career explorations and a series of operational principles are set forth. The Florida Model for Career Development is described. A number of instructional approaches are suggested with forty-six appropriate topics which…

Two methods of assessing preference for stimuli (i.e., potential reinforcers) were compared for adult administrative assistant employees. During Phase 1, a survey method and a verbal choice method of assessing preference for 6 stimuli were administered. During Phase 2, a coupon system was used to determine which categories of stimuli actually…

A New Jersey study identified aptitude and personality traits of secondary male students who elected nontraditional career-related programs in vocational education. The sample of 182 eleventh- and twelfth-grade students included males enrolled in nontraditional subject areas, females from these same program areas, and males enrolled in traditional…

The general objective of the vocational office training program is to prepare high school and postsecondary students (general clerical, clerk typist, and stenographic) for initial office jobs and for advancement on the job. The handbook is designed to assist teacher/coordinators in implementing a vocational office training program and an intensive…

Intensive Business Training in Mississippi is designed to prepare students for immediate employment in secretarial and clerical jobs in a business office. It includes the learning and mastering of office procedures and techniques, with emphasis on depth and practice of putting basic office skills into vocational experience and practice. The two or…

This pamphlet describes a course designed to give students mastery over the 10-key and full-key adding-listing machines in solving special business problems. With course guidelines, performance objectives, course content, learning activities, evaluative instruments, student and teacher resources, the course content seeks to develop occupational…

Examines the intrusion of female employees into the traditionally male domain of office work from 1860 to 1914. Shows that sex-specific segregation was supported by a lack of training facilities for girls and by fact that these facilities supported the dominant sex-role structure. Focuses on the development of vocational schools for girls.…

THESE GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHER EDUCATION CLINICS HELD IN 1966. THE PURPOSE OF THESE GUIDELINES WAS TO ESTABLISH RECOMMENDED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS, GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COURSES, AND LEVELS OF SUBJECT MATTER COMPETENCIES. THEY ALSO DESCRIBE THE QUALITIES AND…

The Secretary amends the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to remove obsolete regulations. As a result of the enactment of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, these regulations are no longer needed. The Secretary therefore takes this action to remove the regulations. Part 345 is removed effective March 25, 2004.

When business teachers (67 of 125) and office professionals (60 of 125) completed the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, the majority fell into 4 of the 16 types. No significant differences were found in the extraversion-introversion and thinking-feeling scales. Business teachers were stronger on the sensing and judging scales, office professionals on…

Provides a list of appropriate resources for an office information systems program of study. Includes professional and trade journals and resources such as videos, working papers, position papers, and information on certification options. (JOW)

This review is designed for use by teachers, trainers, and administrative designers of instruction in word and data processing at the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels. The 76 items included in the review are presented in a format designed to aid in the curriculum decision-making process. Descriptions of the curriculum products are…

This guide contains course outlines designed to assist teachers with the identification of research-based competencies for courses in business and office education. Outlines are provided for seven courses: typewriting, clerk typist one, clerk typist two, stenography one, stenography two, beginning shorthand, and advanced shorthand. Following a…

Designed for office occupations teachers, this guide presents seven critical incidents that provide students with practice in human relations. The critical incidents focus on the following topics: office rumors, excessive borrowing, remembering names, adapting to change, carrying your load of work, personal calls on office phones, and coffee break…

The document is a student manual and teacher's manual for a simulated office practice class designed to give students training in a business office on school premises. In the simulation, students perform as office personnel and as customers and creditors. The first part of the guide, directed to students, contains: general information on the…