In this article, the author describes the Interdisciplinary Cohort Model of Teacher Preparation at the University of Kentucky. It has been successful in preparing business and marketing teachers in a one-year period, has made educational foundations an integral part of classroom practice, and fostered collaboration between business and marketing…

In addition to the difficult task of identifying teaching methods that ensure student learning, the American educational system is facing significant challenges. Schools are struggling to maintain standards for high-quality teaching while trying to address the learning needs of students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The same struggle is…

Accomplishing needed change in education requires professional leadership to ensure that career education programs of exploration and training are incorporated in the school curriculum. Business teachers are uniquely suited to assume this role of leadership. (AG)

The results of a survey of 273 consumer education teachers in Illinois indicated that these teachers do not feel they have an adequate academic background in consumer education. Their responses were analyzed by undergraduate major. Business education teachers must be trained to teach basic business. (SC)

The three major services offered by a college or university computing center are in the areas of instructional applications, student accounting, and administrative or financial accounting. Understanding the services will enable business education teachers to utilize the services more fully. (AG)

A survey of business education teachers at the Frankfurt American High School in Germany identified both positive and negative factors of teacher motivation. (JS)

"...the leadership problem emerges as complex and multifaceted, a problem not likely to lend itself to simple solutions, but one which demands attention. (Author)

The business educator who is aware of the need for teaching students whatever they need to know rather than teaching specific subject matter will be successful in developing students who possess total vocational competence. (Author)

Research indicates that some related work experience will contribute to successful teaching. However, there is no definitive evidence to show the amount of work experience which is necessary. (CH)

Miss Furtado expresses her views on what she feels is important in the training of business teachers. (Editor)

The educational system must meet student needs by enabling them to attain a working knowledge of information processing. Business teacher education must prepare teachers to plan, implement, and integrate information processing educational programs. (JOW)

Recommends that business educators (1) make administrators aware of the importance of a keyboarding course, (2) sequence a microcomputer course directly after the typing course, and (3) teach the microcomputer course themselves. (CT)

Describes a successful concepts course for word processing, covering the concepts of origination, production, reproduction, distribution, and storage. Examines a typical unit and discusses career opportunities and the future. (CT)