This bulletin argues that by integrating academic and vocational instruction into a unified curriculum, schools can ensure that students are better prepared to meet the challenges of careers and a changing society. Vocational education provides three broad areas of skills: entry level job skills, employability skills, and employment skills. But…

During fiscal year 1988, the public community colleges of Illinois completed the final year of their first five-year cycle of program review. The statewide program review process was implemented in 1983 for the evaluation of both instructional programs and student and academic support services. Reports submitted by the colleges in 1988 indicate…

Recently, there have been some major changes in the theory and practice of social services, social welfare, and social work. However, instead of the major educational modifications necessary to accompany these changes, minor curriculum changes have taken place. The need to modify education programs is severe at the undergraduate level, and…

This teaching guide consists of guidelines for conducting two secondary-level introductory accounting courses. Intended for vocational business education students, the courses are designed to introduce financial principles and practices important to personal and business life, to promote development of clerical and bookkeeping skills sufficient…

This teaching guide consists of statements of goals and objectives, teachers' notes and suggested activities, and lists of suggested materials for use in teaching a series of three secondary-level typewriting courses. Designed primarily but not solely for vocational business education students, the courses emphasize the skills necessary for entry…

A project was conducted to create modules designed to assist students in their career planning and decision making by providing an overview of the potential rewards and typical problems of small business ownership and of the personal qualities needed for success. Thirty-five businesses were selected to form the basis for developing the…

Designed for vocational educators of handicapped students, this resource guide provides a selected list of curriculum materials information about the handicapped, and agencies offering services. The guide is organized into the following areas: business and office, distributive education, general information about the handicapped, home economics,…

To identify factors which affect the entry-level employability of high school vocational bookkeeping students, the study conducted: (1) a followup of vocational bookkeeping graduates, (2) a business and industry survey, and (3) help-wanted advertisement analysis. Data were collected for each of these areas from the entire population of 107…

Intended for the student interested in obtaining high speed and control, the course includes drills that will enable the student to prepare more complex business forms and reports with a high degree of speed and accuracy. It is a culminating basic course for vocational competency, requiring the course Advanced Clerical Typewriting (7705.11) as a…

The course will contribute to competency in all office occupations by equipping students with the basic skills needed to apply grammar, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, and number style to simple business communications. Offered as an elective, the course is intended for 12th grade students and has no prerequisites. Performance…

The primary objective of this study was to ascertain from retail merchants the amount and type of formal college education desirable for optimum performance of typical mid-management retail positions, such as store manager, department manager, and buyer-merchandiser. The investigation also was concerned with any job stability differences between…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a study by the Australian Council for Educational Research (Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education) responding to the stated purposes of the project to study the explicit and implicit objectives of the courses, the nature and extent of their content, how…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of key punch operator students, this instructional package is one of three for the business and office occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…

The purpose of this course of study is to improve economic citizenship through the study of the business and economic environment. Topics cover a wide range and are divided into twelve major units with lesson plans for each: Unit I--Our Economic World, Unit II--Our Economic System, Unit III--Economic Risks and Insurance, Unit IV--Money Management,…

Describes the bilingual vocational training model, often considered to be the most effective instructional delivery system for limited English proficient (LEP) students. Indicates that LEP students are underrepresented in business education and that individual teachers should learn more about LEP students and welcome them into the classroom. (JOW)