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Hopkins, Charles R.; McLean, Gary N. – 1974
A major purpose of this study was to measure and compare the effectiveness of office procedures, model office, and cooperative office education courses in developing 12th grade students' office decision-making abilities as well as to compare their decision-making abilities with those of office supervisors and office workers. Two other purposes of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Cooperative Education, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Knolle, Lawrence M.; Nicely, Robert F., Jr. – 1972
Various simulations designed for adult learning experiences are described. A simulation is defined as "an operating model that displays processes over time and thus may develop dynamically." It is stated that this definition implies that the teacher can design a simulation that he can manage and then can increase its complexity. One simulation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Decision Making, Individual Development
Huffman, Harry; And Others – 1971
BOOST, Business and Office Occupations Student Training, is a research and development project devoted to the improvement of programs in office occupations for disadvantaged students. The project was designed to discover the perceptions of disadvantaged students concerning office work and to develop a program for modifying those perceptions that…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1987
This manual is intended to help teachers meet the objectives of the 1985 Alberta, Canada, Offices Procedures 20-30 curriculum. The manual is organized in five sections. The first section contains introductory information on the Office Procedures 20-30 curriculum, including course objectives and a flowchart of the modules in the office procedures…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Clerical Occupations, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Sade, Patricia A. – 1982
As an illustration of competency-based instruction in action, this publication contains a curriculum guide, sample lesson plans, and an explanation of how these materials were derived and implemented in a public school district Comprehensive Employment and Training Act vocational education program in Springfield, Missouri. The model contains a…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Clerical Occupations
Wircenski, Jerry L.; Sarkees, Michelle D. – 1990
This final report and curriculum guide are products of a project conducted to improve existing at-risk programs through cooperation between vocational and academic personnel by coordinating lesson plans. The following project activities are described: (1) a literature review on the diverse needs of at-risk students enrolled in an alternative to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Computers, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills