Common qualifications for secretarial help are listed along with employers' pet peeves. Business educators must train prospective secretaries in qualities such as helpfulness, willingness to work, and judgment as well as in skills, in order to prepare them more adequately for the job market. (AG)

The study investigated areas of difference among accounting practitioners and educators regarding their perceptions of the aims of accounting education. Results are tabulated and discussed in detail. Twelve conclusions are presented, with nine recommendations for improvements in accounting education and practice. (SA)

THE 79 ITEMS LISTED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WERE SELECTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF TEACHER-COORDINATORS OF OFFICE OCCUPATIONS PROGRAMS. EXAMPLES OF MATERIAL INCLUDED ARE A COMBINATION TEXTBOOK-WORKBOOK WHICH PROVIDES TRAINING IN ALPHABETIC INDEXING, A COMBINATION TEXTBOOK-WORKBOOK WHICH CONTAINS PENMANSHIP DRILLS AND DIAGNOSTIC DRILLS, A PAPERBOUND BOOK…

PREPARED FOR TEACHER-COORDINATORS OF OFFICE EDUCATION, THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES 53 TITLES WITH NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PUBLISHERS. MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED FOR TYPING, BUSINESS ARITHMETIC, BUSINESS ENGLISH, CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING, DATA PROCESSING, SHORTHAND, BUSINESS MACHINES, INCOME TAX, INSURANCE, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND SPELLING. BRIEF ANNOTATIONS…

While business instructors are still teaching spirit and stencil duplicating processes, most businesses now use copiers or offset printing processes. The article discusses offset and copier skills needed by office workers, pointing out that the processes being taught should be compatible with those used in business. (MF)

Because of the projected increase in demand for office workers who are computer literate, secondary business educators should increase their efforts to include training in the use of microcomputers in their curriculum. (NRJ)

This article suggests guidelines to properly prepare effective, efficient secretarial employees. (Editor)