The training phases of a pre-business program to prepare a limited number of blacks to enter business is described in four stages: preparation, formal instruction, on the job training, and follow-up training. The program was not successful as a variety of problems arose from participants, budgets, and/or program planning. (AG)

Selected factors of practice promoting typewriting skill are: practice is no guarantee of learning; nonrepetitive practice is better than repetitive; mentally rehearsing a skill task is beneficial; little or no improvement takes place without knowledge of results, and; plateaus in motor skill learning may be indicative of practice limit.…

A survey of high schools in St. Louis County, Cook County (Chicago), and Indianapolis, and all junior colleges in Illinois indicated a growing interest in touch shorthand with a corresponding increase in the number of schools offering this shorthand system. (Author/SC)

For the beginning typist the transition from the printed copy to original composition is difficult. Interest and enthusiasm for original composition at the typewriter may be created with use of "Thought Starters."

Trying to teach a one-handed person to type in the same fashion as a two-handed person is a mistake. Each handicapped person has to adapt to his own capabilities. The writer outlines the stages she went through in learning to type with one hand. (Author/KP)

Automatic typewriters and dictating equipment, called word processing'', require some changes in office education courses. (MF)

This article is an abstract of Dr. Langford's doctoral dissertation completed at Syracuse University. The primary purpose of the study was to ascertain and contrast the measurable effects, if any, of chaining" upon stroking speed and accuracy. (Author/JS)

Discusses the increasing cost of producing business documents and states that the use of word processing equipment can reduce the cost significantly. Indicates that basic dictation skills are the same regardless of the equipment used. Suggests classroom techniques and includes a sample rating sheet for evaluation. (JOW)

The following seven practice patterns, which are designed to improve typewriting skills and which fit basic requirements for all practice routines are described: 12-Second Sprints, 30-Second Sprints, 1-Minute Piecemeals, The Blitz, Double Timed Writing, Selective Practice, and Proportional Practice. (TA)

Contends that the 'spiral' or 'simple-to-complex order of information presentation' method of teaching business writing is highly effective. Outlines ten steps that teachers may follow in designing instructional formats. (MH)

Interviews with 52 craft workers and 52 apprentices in Kenya found that apprentices had more formal education and 76.9% of craft workers acquired technical skills informally. Both groups felt self-employment skills were not well taught in the informal sector, despite the need for business planning, bookkeeping, marketing, and other skills. (SK)

Offers an analysis of how various feminist approaches to organizational communication can provide insights into the consequences of traditional gender interactions in everyday organizing processes. Advocates change toward feminist values in theory and practice of organizational communications study. (HB)

An expert panel identified 20 business concepts important for a family nurse practitioner curriculum. A focus group of practitioners verified the concepts and clarified relevant information to be taught. The business concepts center on management and operations of a clinical practice. (SK)