Describes the development and use of learning activity centers in the basic business classroom--an instructional approach which offers an alternative to the traditional approach and which allows maximum student involvement. (TA)

To insure student participation in a basic business class, a system of committees is suggested, small groups which perform various activities for the benefit of the entire class. Types of committees, forming committees, and a rotation plan for committee activity are outlined. (TA)

Vocational education students have been traditionally excluded from participating in nonvocational areas of their schools. A teacher initiated new programs to reduce prejudice against vocational education students, allowing them to participate fully in extracurricular activities and in the National Honor Society. (TA)

Describes a five-state project which proved that a videotaped quiz show can be an effective format for teaching consumer education to teenagers and adults. (TA)