This document contains five research reports selected for presentation at a North Carolina research conference. The following are included: "An Examination of Various Shorthand Types and Their Usefulness in the North Carolina University Business Education Curriculum" (Carolyn S. Jewell); "Attitudes of North Carolina Principals toward Secondary Technology Education Programs" (Larry R. Jewell); "Home Economics Undergraduates' Ethical Inclinations Preceding and Following Ethics Instruction" (Cheryl L. Lee); "Effects of Community Service and Service Learning on Multidimensional Self Concept of Secondary School Students" (Phillis Q. Ostheim and Larry R. Jewell); and "Skills Employers Really Need from Their High School-Graduated Employees." Each of the reports are based on studies conducted by the authors and each contains reference lists. (KC)