Describes how one university meets the challenge of preparing qualified dictators and transcribers through an up-to-date word processing curriculum. (LRA)

This program is intended for students who are academically disabled but who can be made employable. (Author)

Describes use of the Lester Hill Office Simulation, a program taught at the Tishomingo County Area Vocational-Technical Center in Mississippi. A fictitious company which provides students with the opportunity to gain realistic office experience in a classroom setting. Suggested ideas and optional activities can be used by teachers as a starting…

Describes an award winning simulated office practice program in operation at an area vocational center. (JS)

Delaware's experimental project to incorporate computer technology into vocational business programs enables students to use the computer without being data processing specialists. Seven modules suitable for secondary and postsecondary programs have been produced. (MF)

The vocational accounting laboratory is a viable, meaningful educational experience for high school seniors, due to the uniqueness of its educational approach and the direct involvement of the professional and business community. A balance of experiences is provided to match individual needs and goals of students. (CT)

The business education department at Canyon High School, Saugus, California, offers five four-phase programs that enable students to qualify for one or more entry-level positions in the areas of: accounting and computing; general office; stenographic, secretarial, and related occupations; distributive occupations; and typing and related…

Twenty-five individualized instruction programs in business and office education are described to illustrate the variety of forms individualized instruction may take. The programs are grouped in three categories: (1) scheduled (10 programs)--a regularly scheduled class of the same students meeting together, regularly, at the same assigned time;…