The purpose of this study was to determine the value of business education at the secondary school level as perceived by three groups of people who have great impact on course offerings, student advisement, and teacher hiring decisions. Specifically, high school counselors, high school principals, and local board of education presidents in a…

This yearbook contains 17 chapters that provide a perspective on the changes in business today. The book is organized in six parts that cover the following: (1) the historical perspective for the changing dimensions in business education; (2) the forces that have an impact on changes in business education; (3) specific technologies that enable…

A study examined the supply and demand for business teachers for public schools in Illinois. Data from these sources were analyzed: employment projections by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, information about current and projected business education teacher positions throughout Illinois, demographic data about the state's current…

Four articles are presented concerning program justification, student recruitment, and quality course offerings. Hosler and Harris discuss factors related to program justification and student recruitment. Goddard and Raabe share teaching implications of P.L. 94-142, and Duff and Syck examine instructional strategies in accounting. (CT)

This study attempts to determine and compare the opinions of basic business authorities, state supervisors of business education, and high school basic business teachers regarding controversies related to the secondary school courses of general business and consumer education. (Author/CT)

A study of three methods for using practice sets concluded that no one method is best for teaching bookkeeping, and that the selected problem approach is superior to the practice set approach for teaching bookkeeping theory. (AG)

If typewriting instruction is to be realistic, students must practice realistic skills. Composition skills allow the student to use the typewriter in every form of communication. (MW)

Business math education is developing two new trends: (1) development of behavioral objectives and (2) implementing the new metric system in its curriculum. (BP)

Twenty-three steps outline the bookkeeping cycle, simplifying the process for students. (BP)

The benefit of research papers to a basic business class is not easily discernible through experimental research, but such intangible benefits as communicating ideas, identification of a problem, and practice at discovering conclusions based on facts seem reason enough to make research papers a part of the class assignment. (BP)

Describes a high school Spanish business course which heightens sensitivity to the value of second languages in the working world, while at the same time helps students acquire specific language skills applicable to business. (EKN)

A detailed description of one teacher's use of error analysis charts which point out weak spots in the transcription skills of individual students. (HD)