Information about the exploration process during adolescence, its outcomes, and the variables affecting the process can help the business educator to develop better formal and/or informal strategies for exploring business occupations. (Author)

The McGraw Hill Book Company conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 teachers regarding the status of general business courses. The discussion of responses reveals general business is a strong subject, ninth and tenth grade enrollments are increasing, and consumer and career related topics are of major interest to teacher and student. (Author/BP)

This article acquaints business educators with the equipment, terminology, and the wide range of applications microcomputers have in business education programs. Areas examined include hardware, software, computer-assisted instruction (drill and practice, simulation, and tutorial), computer-managed instruction, and word processing. (CT)

The article deals with the major findings of a national survey of secondary and postsecondary shorthand instructors conducted by McGraw-Hill (Gregg Division) in the areas of enrollment trends, dropout rates, student selection, standards required, grading, theory tests,homework, reading rates, and causes of difficulty in writing and transcribing…

Discusses the new automated office and its six major technologies (data processing, word processing, graphics, image, voice, and networking), the information processing cycle (input, processing, output, distribution/communication, and storage and retrieval), ergonomics, and ways to expand office education classes (versus class instruction). (CT)