Career and technical education (CTE) is a form of educational service that is centered around preparing students for the workforce. At its core, CTE is intended to bridge the gap between high school education and postsecondary employment by teaching employment skills to students while they are in high school. CTE is vital in transition planning…

During their three-year research project, the authors found that most practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the education field were not familiar with Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) or the existing research on IDAs. Therefore, in this paper the authors compiled a list of some of the references that they found useful and that they…

The annotated entries in this bibliography provide access to resources dealing with the theory and practice of selected issues relating to entrepreneurial activities in high schools. It is divided into three sections: monographs, serial articles, and audiovisual and other materials (videotapes, films, kits, games, simulations). Entries listed in…

This catalog contains entries on new and important issues in support of entrepreneurial education in the United States. The bibliography contains five categories of entries: (1) articles; (2) books and reports; (3) curricula and textbooks; (4) videotapes and films; and (5) computer simulations and software. The information is presented in…

This report documents more than 1,421 books, articles, and audiovisual materials collected and analyzed for the National Entrepreneurship Clearinghouse database over a two-year period starting in 1987. (The database and this report will be updated annually.) The sections of the report catalog articles, books and reports, curricula and textbooks,…

Faced with the challenge of responding to shifting tides in the American labor market through the development of innovative and relevant educational programs that directly facilitate regional economic growth, numerous community colleges have identified the implementation of small business development and entrepreneurship education initiatives as…

This annotated bibliography lists a wide variety of print materials that may be helpful to small business owners in acquiring the knowledge necessary to manage their businesses. The bibliography is arranged in chapters by main functional topics. In each chapter, subcategories of interest are then listed, and entries are arranged alphabetically…

Entrepreneurship has been one of the major issues in rural education. This annotated bibliography is a guide to theoretical material and to more recent empirical work on entrepreneurs in different economic climates. The material was gathered to enable rural development strategists who want to promote local independent business development to build…

Intended as a resource for both experienced businesspeople and those new to business, this annotated bibliography provides a list of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and videotapes of value in solving specific business problems. The bibliography begins with a list of resources recommended for the library of every small business and a survey of…

Volume 2 of this report is supplementary and contains three bibliographies: (1) Annotated Bibliography on Minority Entrepreneurship in Agriculture; (2) Annotated Bibliography on Entrepreneurship Education in Agriculture; (3) Bibliography on Entrepreneurship. The next section presents three storyboard scripts for instructional videotapes on…

This annotated bibliography contains information about entrepreneurship and small business ownership. Citations include administrative materials, journal articles, opinion papers, project descriptions, and research reports. Materials for inclusion in this bibliography were located through the Florida Educational Information Service, which…

This resource guide contains information on the Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE) materials, a glossary, and listings of sources of information. Introductory materials include a description of PACE, information on use of PACE materials, and objectives of the 18 units for all three levels at which they are developed. An…

During the 1980s, most of the new job growth has occurred in small businesses. Not only is the small business enterprise growing, but also its nature is changing. For example, there is an increase in the number of small businesses in the service industry, and a greater number of women than men are starting businesses. Training youth and adults for…

This publication contains a synthesis of information collected by the National Entrepreneurship Education Consortium on the efforts of local vocational education programs in the area of entrepreneurship education. The programs described represent all instructional levels and all areas of the country. A directory of programs listed by state is…

These nine cooperative extension bulletins provide basic information on various alternative agricultural enterprises. Discussed in the first eight bulletins are the following topics: business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, incorporation, cooperatives); business and the family (goals, qualifications, ways of ensuring family support,…