A core of educational concepts in business ownership and management for two-year postsecondary institutions is outlined: economic systems, economic decisionmaking, organizational structure, management principles, marketing factors, accounting, legal obligations, financial structure, risk-taking and insurance, taxes, data processing, and social…

After recognizing the problem areas in business education and the need for reexamination of goals and directions which would emphasize career education, the authors present a model to stimulate thinking about a core curriculum approach for business education that is in conformance with career education goals. (HD)