The findings of interviews in 30 selected business organizations indicated that there are job opportunities of an office-clerical nature for low-achieving students. (Author)

Dropouts, some with police records, are trained for clerical work while working parttime. Unsuccessful trainees are recycled until they receive a permanent job. (BH)

Office Education Association shapes up its competitive events. (Editor)

A taxonomy and a list of 108 verbs and their synonyms were compiled as first steps in developing a common language for describing the content of business and office education. By synthesizing the initial data, 57 principal verbs and their 162 synonyms proved adequate for describing 4,548 office tasks. Educational implications will be discussed in…

Areas within the communications frame-work that many of us need to shore up" are concepts concerning communication, listening as a tool of communication, word power and the importance of word choice, and small-group communication. (Author)

A program that provides a movable office completely equipped for rural schools. Reprinted from the October 1968 issue of "Business Education Forum . (AP)

Identifies behaviors that should be taught in the classroom to help the student adjust to the work world. They include poise in accepting criticisms and suggestions, concern for quality, and familiarity with the systems concept of office operations. (CT)

The following five guidelines for teaching machine dictation can contribute to the effectiveness of classroom efforts: develop positive attitudes toward machine dictation; develop proper techniques for using dictation equipment; develop the thought process for dictating; develop procedures for beginning, continuing, and ending the dictation; and…