Based on the 10 most frequently utilized teaching strategies identified by Arkansas business teachers, this handbook suggests uses of these strategies in five subject areas: Typewriting, shorthand, accounting, office procedures, and basic business. The 10 instructional strategies are audiovisuals, bulletin boards, demonstrations, fieldtrips,…

This feature section presents the views of eight authors on various components of the business curriculum. (MU)

This document presents summaries of instructional strategies which are uniquely suited to develop student competencies through utilization of the business community. The instructional strategies are divided into ten areas: (1) all business education areas, (2) bookkeeping/accounting, (3) shorthand, (4) typewriting, (5) secretarial practice/office…

Developed by Oklahoma Business Education Teachers under the auspices of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, this book of ideas contains short, one-to-three-paragraph descriptions of activities and ideas to motivate students toward improved business education. The business education content areas included in this document are divided into…

Curriculum materials are provided for courses to be taught in business labs, including typing I, advanced and production typing, office procedures (clerical and secretarial), recordkeeping, accounting I and II, consumer math, and business law. Introductory materials include suggestions for setting up labs and a listing of required and suggested…

Prepared by South Carolina office occupations teachers, this booklet contains ideas for effective and motivating teaching methods in office occupations courses on the secondary school level. Besides ideas generally applicable, suggestions are included for teaching the following specific subjects: (1) accounting, (2) recordkeeping, (3) cooperative…

A reference for use by preservice and inservice teachers, the fourteenth volume of the National Business Education Yearbook provides an historical view of the development of business education, deals with current issues in the field, and attempts to predict the future for business education. Part 1, "Yesterday," a flashback into the history of…

The Cranston Secondary School Curriculum Guide (9-12) for Business Education is intended to serve as a resource for teachers, students, department chairman, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and others involved in present or future curriculum planning. At least one broadly stated major objective is provided for each section, encompassing…

Course descriptions are provided for 22 courses in the area of business education. Each description contains the following information: purpose, course objectives, outline of course content, list of optional topics, recommended types of evaluation, prerequisites, areas of interest, and curriculum sequence (grade level at which it should be…

This student manual, part of a series of publications for use in an administrative assistant simulation for students enrolled in a postsecondary-level office applications laboratory, includes 20 jobs or tasks that are likely to be required of an administrative assistant working in an independent insurance agency that is both a sales and a service…

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…

These business education curriculum guidelines are designed as a guide for teachers, counselors, and administrators involved with business education in Montana. Introductory materials include the goals of business education and suggested curriculum patterns for different business and office education programs. Guidelines are provided for 17…

This review and synthesis of research in business and office education is based on doctoral dissertations and some independent studies completed between 1968 and 1980. Approximately twelve hundred studies are reviewed and represent the following major content areas: philosophy and objectives, educational environment, social and business…

This publication is a curriculum guide for postsecondary office occupations education programs in Louisiana. The guide details courses to be taken in order for a student to major in the accounting, secretarial, or typist-clerk curriculum areas. Each of these three curriculum areas contains minimum requirements, exit points, hourly schedules, and…

This instructor's guide, one of three volumes designed for use in implementing an administrative assistant simulation for students enrolled in a postsecondary-level office applications laboratory, includes 20 jobs or tasks that are likely to be required of an administrative assistant working at an independent insurance agency that is both a sales…