Traditional business education no longer exists. Today's business educator must provide education for business with education about business, through publicity, partnerships, and professionalism. (JOW)

A study of the explanatory style of secondary vocational education in Georgia (n=219) indicated that most had an optimistic explanatory style. Business teachers were most likely and agriculture teachers least likely to use this style. (JOW)

The process of examination marking is complex, requiring examiners to engage in a variety of cognitive operations. While consideration has been given to marking practices in a few specific contexts, those of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examiners have yet to receive serious attention. This study's aims, therefore, were: first,…

The level of national economic literacy is an important question facing basic business educators. This article discusses the responsibility of business educators, important research in basic business, teacher influence, and implications to basic business teachers. (HD)

A survey of 225 secondary and 251 postsecondary business teachers indicated that 96% had Internet access at work. Postsecondary instructors used it more often and had longer experience. Secondary teachers were significantly more likely to use it for research. Over 70% of both assigned projects requiring Internet use; 68% taught students to use it.…

An informal study was undertaken at Trenton State College to determine the goals of education as seen by 40 business educators and 135 high school business students. General agreement existed between students and their teachers with both placing high value on the human aspects of education and occupationally oriented objectives. (MW)

Presented is volume 54 of the official magazine of the Michigan Business Education Association (MBEA), consisting of 5 issues. Among the contents of issue number 1 is a message from the association president; articles on placing business education in the mainstream of Michigan education, the changing roles and responsibilities of secretaries, and…

The article investigates some false premises due to the lack of adequate knowledge about the true meaning of word processing in today's context by the business educator. (Author)

Excerpts from a speech by the Chairman of the Board of Wells Fargo Bank addressed to the National Business Education Association (NBEA), San Francisco, California, April, 1976. (HD)

The author defines mainstreaming and discusses how business education teachers and special needs instructors can work as a team on instructional and materials adaptation to meet the special needs of students. (CH)

The study was designed to determine attitudes of business teachers toward perceived barriers to implementing a competency-based curriculum and to identify teacher characteristics related to acceptance of curriculum innovations. Relationships were found among teacher groups and perceptions, as well as between teacher attitudes and a measure of…

A profile of information technologies in secondary schools developed through interviews with 66 business educators found that word processing, database management, and spreadsheets are most frequently taught. Most respondents felt that the business education department should be in charge of teaching such technologies. (SK)

The employability of university graduates constitutes a major policy concern in both developed and developing nations. In this context, the present study uses self-reported data to compare the earnings and employment expectations of university students, and the realised earnings and employment paths of recent graduates. The sample consisted of 476…

The article deals with the major findings of a national survey of secondary and postsecondary shorthand instructors conducted by McGraw-Hill (Gregg Division) in the areas of enrollment trends, dropout rates, student selection, standards required, grading, theory tests,homework, reading rates, and causes of difficulty in writing and transcribing…