The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

A workbook, designed to introduce students to office occupations, this manual provides general information about office-clerical positions and outlines the education and training necessary to enter the field. Part One, "What Are Office Occupations?" contains chapters on the careers of typist, file clerk, payroll clerk, stock clerk, office machine…

This paper is devoted to the description of action methods that can be used to provide a practical understanding and awareness of culturally diverse material. It draws from such varied disciplines as cross-cultural psychology, international business, and sociodrama, with the goal of suggesting a methodology for using role playing to teach ethnic,…

The emphasis of Japanese business education is different from that of the United States because of differing responsibilities of male and female office workers, and less paperwork. (LRA)

Student organization cocurricular activities may be integrated into office procedures classes to help students attain competency and employability. The article notes how organization activities, such as records management, travel arrangements, time management, and taking minutes of meetings, are related to school and job activities. (MF)

Reviews ERIC documents and journal articles that discuss various issues related to starting, operating, and marketing a child care center. Annotations include center and family care operations. (Author/DLH)

Small businesses are a formidable economic force in the U.S., representing the majority of firms, employing more than half the work force, creating two-thirds of new jobs, and accounting for just over half of the private sector output. Recently they have become an important factor in U.S. international business growth. The opportunity for small…

Growing student access and factors associated with globalization affect higher education's organization, purpose, and delivery.

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the third module, which focuses on issues related to starting a business and providing ideas for…

This document contains materials for teachers and students for a 12-session workshop course on entrepreneurship and small business management. Lesson plans for the 12 sessions cover the following topics: business plan and goals; planning, goal setting, and identifying your business; financing; physically setting up business; advertising;…

A Chicago area private consulting firm worked in cooperation with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program to train applicants in word processing operations. Careful task analyses of on-the-job word processing were used to develop a curriculum based on realistic goals and expectations. Small groups of CETA eligible applicants…

This unit on protecting a business, the 18th in a series of 18 units, is part of the first level of a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum entitled: A Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). (Designed for use with secondary students, the first level of PACE introduces students to the concepts involved in entrepreneurship…

To meet the needs of industry a variety of communications courses have been designed to improve the speaking and writing skills of pre-professional students. Unfortunately, such courses stress the quality of message production in the business setting while neglecting to emphasize properly the equivalent need for strong reception and comprehension…

This document contains 10 case studies of management situations in Bangladesh, which are intended to foster classroom discussion and thereby advance management development in that country. Two to four discussion questions follow each case study. Three case studies on the subject of pay and compensation were prepared by Abu Hossain Siddique; the…

This guide was written for those who provide care for a child or for children in small groups, whether in a family day home, registered day home, group day home, in-home care arrangement, or babysitting. Sections offer advice on: (1) ways to respond to the needs, characteristics, and potentials of young children; (2) safety; (3) health; (4)…