Designed as an integral part of a one-semester course in small business ownership and management for high school students, this second of two simulation games is intended to be introduced at the end of Unit 2, "The Market is People," and completed in Unit 3, "Dollars and Decisions." The game is divided into two…

Advisory committees, with representatives of various campus groups, have been effective in developing and maintaining working relationships between campus communities and bookstores that serve them. A committee often has more clout when confronting the administration on issues or with specific requests. (MLW)

Small-business leaders have persuaded many lawmakers that nonprofit organizations--particularly colleges and universities--have used their tax-exempt status and government support to gain an unfair advantage over privately owned businesses. Computer-store owners, private chemical-laboratory owners, and travel agents say colleges should not receive…

This article discusses the employment of organized workers in May 1980 with averages for the year ended in September 1984. Data indicate that the total number of U.S. workers rose while the number of employed workers who were members of unions or employee associations fell. Statistical tables and charts are included. (CT)

Reviews the conflict over student-sponsored commercial enterprises on legal and philosophical bases, illustrated by several court cases. Considers nonjudicial challenges to such activities and proposes guidelines colleges can follow to minimize conflict. (JAC)

Universities are redesigning student centers to include more retail areas. The recently expanded and renovated University Center at the University of California-Santa Barbara boasts mall-like stores and restaurants. The university project team reviewed all space designs by outside vendors, including floor plans, graphics, and exterior finishes, to…

Describes educational technology franchises that sell services to students, either through schools or directly through retail centers, to educate them about and with technology. Topics addressed include the emphasis on personalized instruction; cooperative learning; curriculum; cost effectiveness; site-based management in public education; and…

College bookstore managers are transforming the traditional bookstore into a new college center where students and faculty can relax and enjoy the campus community. Features include cafes, reading areas, attractive facilities, mail-order services, long hours, a wide range of books and magazines, and good stock of supplies for students' daily…

Faced with the problems of access, distance and low population density, the provision of quality services to rural areas is inherently difficult. Although the role of market towns in alleviating problems in the provision of rural services has been given little consideration within the academic literature, they are currently being targeted by UK…

Following a slow start in the early 1990s, the conversion to, and diffusion of, organic farming across UK agriculture has been impressive even by European standards. Between 1996 and 2000, for example, organic land in the UK showed a nine-fold increase. And correspondingly, the retail value of organic foods grew by a factor of four. From a…

Research supports the importance of teaching skills within the contexts that they will be used (Falvey, 1989; Nietupski, Clancy, Wehrmacher, & Parmer, 1985), yet many school-based programs face resource constraints which limit the number of opportunities where instruction can occur in authentic, community-based settings. When community-based…

This report notes that although textbook prices comprise just one component of the price of attending college, such outlays are very frustrating to students and their parents. There has been a groundswell of criticisms against publishers, bookstores, and institutions of higher education that has translated into a mandate for action to make…

A study examined changing skill requirements for the occupation of sales assistant in the United Kingdom. Data were collected from four sources: a review of the existing literature; exploratory interviews with key contacts concerned with sales assistants' skills/training; in-depth interviews of 19 employers; and a seminar at which the study…

This booklet is an attempt to demonstrate how to develop an international cooperative education program based on the example of Nassau Community College's London Retailing Co-op program. The booklet's five sections focus on specifics of the model, beginning with the history and background of the Nassau Community College program. The following…

This publication contains 47 competitive events developed by 40 businesspeople who worked with 20 marketing education teachers. The events are intended for use at the Distributive Education Clubs of America State Career Development Conference. These events are divided into the following categories: advertising services; apparel and accessories;…