The subject of this study is a curricular model in word processing for post-secondary programs of business education. The study had the following purposes: to survey the present emphasis upon word processing in programs of business education; to survey the current use of word processing in business; to identify the characteristic form of word processing systems; to survey the need for qualified personnel for employment in word processing; to evaluate current educational practices in educating individuals for positions in word processing; and to utilize findings from both business and education to construct a curricular model for post-secondary educational institutions. The data results included the following findings: 1) no separate word processing course was offered by 73.8 percent of the responding post-secondary educational institutions; 2) a word processing program was offered by 2.4 percent of the responding institutions; 3) typing and English were common prerequisites to word processing course; 4) most of the teaching materials used in the courses were vendor products or teacher-constructed; 5) most of the interviewees felt that from three to six months' training on the equipment was necessary for proficiency; 6) in the overall comparison of all education responses to all business responses on the rating sheets, 37.7 percent of the 45 items showed a significant difference.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935634 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Gillard, Sharlett Kay Wolfe |
| Contributors | Dunham, Darrell R., Perkins, Wilmert Earl, Williamson, John A., Rollins, Forrest L. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 242 leaves : ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | Public, Gillard, Sharlett Kay Wolfe, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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