Describes how a business education curriculum can be adapted to take advantage of modern technology and office equipment. Computer packages for five different areas are described and practical suggestions are given for classroom activities in accounting, office practice, secretarial practice, economics, business law, and sales. (EAO)

Describes how an area vocational center planned and implemented a self-paced, word-processing operations program within the existing business education program. (LRA)

It is the job of business education teachers to take an active role in developing entrepreneurs. Teachers should give encouragement and training to aspiring entrepreneurs, and assist them in establishing and expanding their own businesses. (CT)

Statewide mock trial competition can provide business educators with a new way to teach law-related subjects. Students are made aware of the operation of our legal system; they also enhance their verbal, writing, analytical, and research skills. (CT)

Describes a data processing (DP) curriculum for secondary and postsecondary schools with a mini-unit series especially designed for the business education teacher. The miniseries units cover basic DP concepts and functions, historical development, common features of DP systems, programing concepts, documentation, DP applications, and careers in…

Describes the pyramid approach to shorthand evaluation (developed and tested by the Business Education Department at Central Michigan University during the past seven years), which establishes a framework for evaluation and provides goals for students at all levels of shorthand instruction, and checks student performance according to reading rate,…

Describes the use of in-basket exercises, a nontraditional approach to teaching production typewriting, which (according to the author) enables students to increase their production typewriting speed, develop the ability to rely on their own decisions and interpretations of written instructions, learn the necessity for organization, and compose…

To determine the "image" of business education, a 30-item inventory was completed by 1,112 respondents which included teachers, counselors, administrators, and students. The findings are included. (HD)

Discusses the pros and cons of whether a high school accounting course will help a student who plans to take college accounting courses. (HD)

Students participate actively in this collective bargaining experience by taking the role of labor and management in mock negotiations. Procedures and ground rules are suggested for conducting the experience. (TA)

Topics discussed include the cost advantages of electric versus manual typewriters, the advantages of teaching with electric typewriters, copying and typewriting, computers and typewriting, standardization of typewriting style, and word processing and typewriting. (TA)

Describes a reading approach to shorthand homework in which students are graded on their in-class reading of the homework instead of being required to write the homework. Guidelines are provided for second semester shorthand students (proposed grading scale and reading rates). Advantages and results of using this method are discussed. (TA)

The author identified grammar and punctuation software suitable for secondary or postsecondary business students. Three programs--(1) Agreement of Subject and Verb, (2) Punctuation Review, and (3) English Achievement I--were field tested in a classroom setting. Student impressions of the programs are reported. (CH)

Infusing cooperative strategies into the business education curriculum provides a feasible way to ensure the development of technical literacy but not at the expense of workplace literacy and employability skills. (JOW)

These unit outlines for a curriculum on international business demonstrate the importance of awareness of economic principles that shape international events and affect a world economy. Suggests that students need to know about religious beliefs, social customs, business philosophy, family structure, historical events, and the legal structure of…