The article investigates some false premises due to the lack of adequate knowledge about the true meaning of word processing in today's context by the business educator. (Author)

A survey conducted in 1974 in the Little Rock area revealed there was a demand for office personnel who could take shorthand. There was a definite need for the initiation and implementation of a program at McClellan High School to boost enrollment in shorthand courses. The purpose of this study was to determine if students could acquire a…

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…

Designed to meet the needs of the community of Warren, Ohio, for competent office clerks, this course of study is presented as a sample that illustrates a format based on the instructional systems development (ISD) process. As a course of study for preparing students for entry-level employment as clerk-typists, file clerks, billing clerks, payroll…

Using the skills and knowledge obtained in Office Career Occupations No. 3, the students will continue to develop their abilities in filing, communication, and computation. A basic understanding of profit and loss, the addressing machine, and basic machine transcription will be provided. The 90-hour course also includes application problems for…

The course will enable the business education student to continue to develop skills in typewriting, filing, and communication that were begun in the prerequisite course, Office Career Occupations No. 2. The course also includes an exploration of shorthand systems and basic operations of full- and ten-key adding machines. The recognition of both…

Describes the Coordinated Vocational Academic Education in Office Duplication Practices program designed to keep disadvantaged students in school, provide them with entry-level skills, and supply them with confidence. Examines the problems these students face, type of student served, equipment needed, instructional areas, teacher training, and the…

Designed as a model for use in preparing business education programs of study, this guide presents occupational programs and single course offerings recommended to meet business student and community needs. The programs are job-cluster oriented and cover the following occupational areas: business data processing and related occupations; clerical…

A business education curriculum guide is presented for teachers of secondary school students who wish a general economic education or an introduction to vocational business training. Following a brief introduction, the second of fifteen sections focuses on the theme of career awareness and personal development. Section 3 explains terms such as…