The Options Program, a vocational program using applied academic courses at the Greene County Career Center in Ohio, was evaluated in 1989-90. Objectives measured were program enrollment, job placement of graduates, and postsecondary education of graduates. Data were gathered by comparing the enrollment, placement statistics, and percentage…

In an attempt to identify the discrepancy between work and training programs for a beginning accountant or bookkeeping worker, and thereby provide either verification of the current curriculum or needed direction for change, this study posed three questions. The procedures were divided into three areas to coincide with the three questions. To…

Because of course difficulty and dryness, students of elementary accounting often have poor grades and manifest low interest and a 40-50% dropout rate. In answer to these problems, an experimental multimedia approach to teaching the accounting cycle was tested with 58 students against a control group of 62. Both groups consisted of male and female…

Research was conducted to provide a base of information applicable to revising the existing accounting curriculum in the Department of Business at Tuskegee Institute. A survey questionnaire was designed and submitted to members of the Tuskegee Institute Business/Industry Cluster members who are principle employers of Tuskegee graduates. The…