Two separate manuals give detailed instructions for setting up and carrying out simulated office practice. The simulation design covers all office skills and all kinds of office situations, from management decisions to ground rules for coffee breaks and includes handling rush jobs. Procedures and roles for seven office positions, from vice…

A sample of 576 clerical workers completed occupational inventory booklets showing tasks performed and the time spent performing them. In addition, clerical workers, supervisors, and business teachers rated the learning difficulty of each task. The catalog of performance objectives prepared from the data can be used to develop career-relevant…

This report describes the background, curriculum model, implementation, problems and solutions, and the employment placement record of a pilot Youth Training Scheme. It argues that colleges must supply related training suited to the needs of the employer as well as the trainee, and that basic vocational skills must be developed. (JB)

Findings from municipal government wage surveys conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are presented. Pay comparisons tend to show city clerical workers earning more, and skilled maintenance workers less, than their industry and Federal counterparts. Among 24 cities, no consistent pay leader emerged for 19 occupations studied. (Editor/TA)

In an ideal educational system the relationships between all parts or components would be well defined, and every school and every subject area (business) and every course (clerical education) would enhance the system's objectives which are in accordance with the needs and goals of those the system serves. (Author/SC)

The importance of the systems concept is in its "management by objectives" approach. Outcomes are determined first, followed by assessment of input including student ability, available facilities and equipment, materials and techniques. An example applying the systems concept in an office practice class might be the preparation of a newsletter.…

In this feature section are articles on the various programs found within business education. (JS)

Of 33 possible trends examined concerning clerical training instruction, nine emerge as true trends according to the criteria established and according to the 165 respondents of a questionnaire sent to 500 randomly selected regular members of National Business Education Association. (Author)

This paper describes some mathematical situations met by young people in the first year or two of their work as junior clerks or business technicians. These are compared and contrasted with the engineering side of industry, with discussion of some possible implications for schools. (Author/MK)

Suggested procedures for presenting new shorthand theory principles are given along with guidelines to follow in preparing and giving vocabulary quizzes. (LRA)

This report demonstrates the feasibility of covering a large number of classes in a single study that has both classification and selection applications. A job analysis of clerical and administrative positions in the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands was accomplished by means of a single questionnaire comprised of 264 items of the following…