TWENTY-SIX OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHERS FROM 24 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO ATTENDED THE FIRST NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TEACHER-COORDINATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA TO PARTICIPATE IN 4 WEEKS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL FIELD OBSERVATIONS RELATED TO THE OFFICE OCCUPATIONS EDUCATIONAL CYCLE. THE CYCLE, AS DEVELOPED BY DR. BRUCE I. BLACKSTONE, STARTS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF THE OCCUPATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIORAL TERMS TRANSLATED INTO EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES WHICH, PLACED INTO OPERATION IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL, PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH PLANNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND REALISTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO USE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGES, PLACEMENT IN THE WORLD OF WORK, AND EVALUATION ON THE BASIS OF SUCCESS ON THE JOB. NATIONALLY KNOWN RESOURCE PERSONS PRESENTED MATERIALS RELATIVE TO THE CYCLE. THE TEACHING OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WAS GIVEN PRIME CONCERN. EACH PARTICIPANT SPENT 3 DAYS IN EACH OF TWO OFFICES IN THE AREA TO GATHER JOB INFORMATION. INCLUDED ARE (1) THE FOLLOWUP EVALUATION FINDINGS AND COMMENTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS, (2) A BIBLIOGRAPHY, (3) EXTENSIVE APPENDIXES CONTAINING FEDERAL LEGISLATION REPORTS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, THE EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE, AND INSTITUTE INFORMATION, AND (4) A DESCRIPTION OF THE CYCLE. (PS)