This publication reports the results of a review of scientific research on office job hazards, survey responses from more than 1,200 office workers in Cleveland and Boston, and in-depth interviews with more than 100 office workers. The report covers the following areas of health hazards for office workers: (1) job stress--physical and…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON A PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT A CURRICULUM USING THE BLOCK APPROACH COVERS THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1965, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 1966. THE BLOCK-TIME APPROACH TO VOCATIONAL OFFICE EDUCATION UTILIZES TWO OR THREE CONSECUTIVE CLASS PERIODS PER DAY DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR FOR TEACHING THE ADVANCED SECRETARIAL SUBJECTS. THIRTY-NINE…

THE AUTHOR ANALYZED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRENDS IN JUNIOR COLLEGE EDUCATION IN GENERAL AND EDUCATION FOR BUSINESS IN PARTICULAR. ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS, THE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION CAN CHOOSE AND DEVELOP COURSE OFFERINGS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING--(1) A PROGRAM BASED ON SPECIFIC NEEDS OF LOCAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, (2) A TERMINAL…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY CLUSTERS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY A COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE OF OFFICE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN FIVE OFFICE-SIZE CATEGORIES IN 12 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE. QUESTIONNAIRES LISTING 599 OFFICE TASKS AND VALIDATED BY INTERVIEWS WITH 286 OFFICE WORKERS AND SUPERVISORS AND BY A JURY OF…

This pamphlet, published by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration, is the fourth of a Careers-Canada series and describes careers in electronic data processing. The pamphlet is divided into eight major sections: (1) history and importance; (2) where computer people work; (3) nature of work; (4) working conditions; (5) advancement;…

The self-instruction office machines course provides both student's and teacher's manuals and includes, in the teacher's edition, scripts to be used with 21 instructional sound films for the machines covered. These may be used without the films as detailed operating instructions. The teacher's manual also contains instructions on operating each…

The study sought to determine the possibility and feasibility of developing an intensified curriculum system that would provide high school seniors (with no prerequisite business courses) with those minimum skills essential for securing an entry job in selected occupational clusters. The first part of this two-faceted study involved the…

Technological advances have brought about changes in office practices and procedures and in the skills and knowledge required of office workers. This report on the changing work environment of the office and the resulting implications for business education should be of interest to all those involved in the education, training, and retraining of…

A survey of junior colleges and high schools in the Midwest indicates a trend toward greater usage of machine shorthand. Junior colleges are the strongest proponents of the touch shorthand system, but an increasing number of high schools are also adding touch shorthand to their curriculums. Junior colleges emphasize court reporting as well as…

One of six courses to cover the six parts of the Certified Professional Secretary Examination, this course in business and public policy is appropriate for use in adult education programs, secondary schools, and community colleges of New York State. It is recommended that specific cases be used with each of the ten lessons to exemplify the major…

In an attempt to deal with the paperwork explosion occurring in business offices, administrative management has developed the concept of word processing as a means of increasing office efficiency. Thus, the purpose of this study was to provide business educators with information on this new management tool and to identify those skills needed by…

Business educators must improve the teaching of machine transcription so that students acquire employable transcribing skills, states the author, who describes five levels of learning machine transcription and gives examples of the listening, writing, and typing skills needed for correct transcription. (MF)

Pretranscription, the individual skills needed to produce a mailable typewritten letter from shorthand notes, should be included in each semester of shorthand instead of just in the final class, according to this article. The author suggests strategies for teaching such elements as spelling, punctuation, and mailability and offers a guideline for…

In addition to providing secretarial training, teachers of secretarial administration and office practice are responsible for informing their students about the variety of secretarial careers available. A few of the career opportunities are briefly described: technical secretary, public stenographer, civil service secretary, foreign service…

Problems to be overcome in making the transition from a traditional classroom to a real business environment include provision for a mix of activities, variety of space sizes and shapes, multifuction spaces, and flexible planning. (Includes guidelines for adapting facilities.) (JOW)