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Education for Business and Administration: A Study of Developing Prospects in Commercial Education in Western Europe.

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Title: Education for Business and Administration: A Study of Developing Prospects in Commercial Education in Western Europe.
Authors: Rust, W. Bonney, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France).
Availability: Manhattan Publishing Company, 225 Lafayette Street, New York, N.Y. 10012 ($4.00)
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 124
Publication Date: 1973
Descriptors: Business Education, Coordination, Curriculum Design, Educational Cooperation, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Educational Programs, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Vocational Aptitude, Vocational Education
Abstract: Making general vocational education available in Western Europe is the result of the rapid expansion of jobs available in commerce and administration, higher standards in general education producing people capable of performing the tasks, and educational motivation. Areas of commercial and administrative activity needing employers are distributive trades and salesmanship, government, technical industry, and international trade. Caution must be exerted to ensure that general vocational education remains general. The structure of commercial education may be considered by function of employment, by the type of school, whether schooling is to be part or full-time, apprenticeship schemes, and correspondence education. Among the aims, skills, and aptitudes of commercial education are listening comprehension and verbal skills, communication skills, computer skills, knowledge and references sources, possession of initiative and adaptability, and capacity for working as part of a group. Common reference points are needed as a base for curriculum design. A wide range of teaching methods must be employed in business and administrative education. Traditional methods of evaluation must be reexamined and professional continuous learning opportunities should be provided. Education is necessarily viewed as a life-long process. (AG)
Journal Code: RIEAUG1974
Entry Date: 1974
Accession Number: ED089074
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Making general vocational education available in Western Europe is the result of the rapid expansion of jobs available in commerce and administration, higher standards in general education producing people capable of performing the tasks, and educational motivation. Areas of commercial and administrative activity needing employers are distributive trades and salesmanship, government, technical industry, and international trade. Caution must be exerted to ensure that general vocational education remains general. The structure of commercial education may be considered by function of employment, by the type of school, whether schooling is to be part or full-time, apprenticeship schemes, and correspondence education. Among the aims, skills, and aptitudes of commercial education are listening comprehension and verbal skills, communication skills, computer skills, knowledge and references sources, possession of initiative and adaptability, and capacity for working as part of a group. Common reference points are needed as a base for curriculum design. A wide range of teaching methods must be employed in business and administrative education. Traditional methods of evaluation must be reexamined and professional continuous learning opportunities should be provided. Education is necessarily viewed as a life-long process. (AG)