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Lawry, Bernice Koyama – 1984
A study was conducted at Skyline College (California) to identify the career planning skills needed by word processing students; to select career planning concepts appropriate for the four semesters of the college's word processing program; to match the career planning skills with appropriate secretarial courses; and to develop career infusion…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Class Activities, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Joseph, John J. – 1983
The Fox Valley Technical Institute's approach to teaching adults about computers is based on three underlying premises: there is a widespread need for adult education related to desktop computers; the needs are not the same for everyone; and to be effective, a program that addresses these needs must be flexible, pertinent, and current. (Desktop is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Walker, Sandra S. – 1980
In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the current status of word processing (WP) in Illinois in order to suggest ways to improve curricula in Illinois postsecondary schools. The study involved: (1) soliciting and evaluating WP textbooks and course materials from 9 textbook publishers; (2) requesting information from 14 WP manufacturers and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Electronic Equipment
Bergren, Garnet Thackeray – 1989
A study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of offering a bachelor's degree in secretarial technology at Northern Montana College and to examine the office needs of Montana employers in order to suggest curriculum revision and development. Data collection involved a survey instrument mailed to 150 employers (from which 74 usable returns were…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Download full textVergara, Hernando – 1995
Kindergarten teachers are not receiving instruction in computer literacy, and the kindergarten curriculum does not include instruction in use of computers. A practicum project addressed the problem of bilingual (Spanish-English) kindergarten teachers who did not know how to use computer word processing programs. Major goals of the project were to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Johnson, Jacqueline S. – 1996
A curriculum was developed to address the needs of a high school special education computer science class. Class members included both resource-room learning disabled and the more severely learning disabled, and the project aimed to help them fulfill the school district requirement of the completion of a one-semester computer class prior to…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
