The accountability of school administrators in producing tangible results for dollars invested in education is discussed. (DB)

Standardized publishers' practice sets were adopted for use in two projects: Project 1, Financial Analysis and Business Forecasting, and Project 2, Auditing. Instruction emphasized relevance to the local community and personal involvement. (CH)

The nondegree Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preparation program at Memphis State University is an accelerated series of eight credit courses in accounting designed for those who have earned a nonaccounting degree and need the technical training and required courses to enable them to take the CPA examination in Tennessee. (JOW)

With microcomputers becoming more readily available and the forecast for a growing need for a computer literate society, business education teachers should be ready and willing to accept the challenge of preparing students for the information age. (Author)

Using the school budget as a teaching tool in high school accounting is one way to educate students about the problems of educational finance. (JOW)

Since computers are universally accepted in business today, the accounting classroom is the appropriate place to teach their use. A California high school accounting committee's recommendation led to the school's development of a computer processing program within the accounting department. The program's curriculum is described. (CT)

Superior high school business students should be given the same opportunity to participate in advanced placement programs as that given to those with more traditional academic interests. (JOW)

The differences between decision making in public and private organizations are examined with particular attention to questions of educational costs. (MM)

Round Robin is a game in which students must express accounting information in their own words. It is a means of familiarizing students with the language of vocabulary and of developing their verbal expressiveness. (SK)

Reports that limited fraud education takes place in accounting due to a crowded curriculum and misunderstanding of the extent of fraud. Suggests ways to develop content on the topic and provides a list of teaching materials (textbooks, workbooks, trade books, case materials, videos, and reference materials). (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Discusses proposed Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) accounting standards requiring school districts to report liability associated with other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), such as health care, to future retirees and well as the status of efforts to fund those benefits. (PKP)

Defines professional development and its key components; reviews previous research on professional development costs; examines problems with current fiscal accounting codes; proposes a framework for capturing professional development costs composed of six elements: teacher time; training and coaching; administration; materials, equipment, and…

An alternate type of simulation was developed that might make the study of accounting more relevant and the retention of the material greater. Half of the students completed a conventional business practice set; half created a simulated business, designed an accounting system, and constructed transactions. (JOW)

The authors describe the telecourse program at Nashville State Technical Institute. Topics covered include (1) originating the program, (2) acquiring telecourses, (3) providing students with access to videotapes, (4) orienting students, (5) providing access to instructors, and (6) handling tests and assignments. (CH)