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O'Connor, Bridget N.; Regan, Elizabeth A. – Business Education Forum, 1986
Discusses methods for reducing stress in the automated office. Recommends ways to teach stress reduction to office occupations students. (CH)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Job Simplification, Office Machines
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Kocar, Marcella J. – Business Education Forum, 1981
While disadvantages of machine shorthand do exist, advantages must be closely examined by businesses wanting to increase office productivity. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Education, Office Occupations, Shorthand
Pickering, M.J.; McElree, B.; Traxler, M.J. – Brain and Language, 2005
The sentence The secretary began the memo requires specifying what event the secretary began, because the memo does not refer to an event. McElree, Traxler, Pickering, Seely, and Jackendoff (2001) and Traxler, Pickering, and McElree (2002) found evidence from both self-paced reading and eye-tracking that such sentences caused processing…
Descriptors: Office Occupations, Sentences, Language Processing
Barger, Virginia – Bus Educ Forum, 1970
Descriptors: Grade 11, Grade 12, Office Occupations, Office Occupations Education
Warner, Jean Rockwell – Journal of Business Education, 1980
Reviews several specific ways in which office practice simulations can be measured and evaluated, including the salary theory; evaluation of ability to establish priorities and make decisions; evaluation of work produced; and publisher evaluations. (LRA)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Laboratory Training, Office Occupations
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Wohldmann, Erica L.; Healy, Alice F.; Bourne, Lyle E., Jr. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2007
In 2 experiments, the efficacy of motor imagery for learning to type number sequences was examined. Adults practiced typing 4-digit numbers. Then, during subsequent training, they either typed in the same or a different location, imagined typing, merely looked at each number, or performed an irrelevant task. Repetition priming (faster responses…
Descriptors: Situational Tests, Numbers, Office Occupations, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Morrison, James L. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Economic Factors, Employment Qualifications
Schmidt, B. June; McGough, Mary M. – 1980
Intended to assist teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and supervisors in helping students become aware of employment and career opportunities in business and office occupations, this manual contains a variety of business and office education recruitment materials. Discussed in the introduction are creating an image for business and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Employment Opportunities, Guidelines, Instructional Materials
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Business Education Service. – 1974
The guide for coordinators of cooperative office education in Virginia, the work of 138 coordinators participating in 36 in-service workshops, describes specific steps for developing and using training plans in cooperative office education. Five short chapters discuss the what and why of training plans, development and use of model training…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Guidelines, Job Skills, Job Training
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Houser, Gene L.; Hershey, Gerald L. – Business Education Forum, 1976
In a study of five midwestern firms, 182 employees from three organizational levels were interviewed concerning: office costs concern, employee productivity, performance appraisal, training, utilization and development, and selection practices. Selected findings for each area are discussed as they relate to business education, indicating a need…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Costs, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
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Schramm, Karin – International Labour Review, 1980
The rapid development of computer technology is changing the nature and content of office work and requiring new skills. One approach to this need for continuous training is the use of modules of employable skills, self-instructional learning packages tailored to individual needs and employment specifications. (SK)
Descriptors: Automation, Clerical Workers, Communication Skills, Learning Modules
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. – 1990
This course of study provides a framework for the content of a program in business education as part of the Alabama vocational education program. The course of study was designed to assist educators in developing and maintaining high quality vocational programs and to ensure uniformity of vocational programs. Following a description of the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Job Skills
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Wunsch, Alan P. – Business Education Forum, 1975
The office worker's initial success and ability to advance largely depend on his ability to interact effectively. Eight recommendations for successful model office simulations in high school business courses are presented, based on a study measuring behavioral change in interpersonal relations resulting from participation in such a simulation. (AJ)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Job Skills, Maturity (Individuals)
Rogers, Sandra K.; Dahlberg, Maurine F. – 1982
This report documents a statewide competency validation project to provide current information about job skills considered "important to know" by Texas industrial experts in the areas of auto mechanics, diesel mechanics, office occupations, print shop trades, and welding. Section 1 describes the steps used to conduct the study and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Educational Research, Job Skills, Office Occupations
New Jersey Business Education Association. – 1971
Designed for use by practitioners and classroom teachers with varying backgrounds and teaching experience, this curriculum guide is intended as a pattern to aid in the enrichment and development of more inclusive curriculums. Complete with behavioral objectives, course content, suggested learning activities, materials and equipment, teacher…
Descriptors: Business Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
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