Conflicting viewpoints on selected issues in business teacher education, 1960-1969

The purposes of this study were to (1) identify issues and problems in business teacher education, (2) determine the opinions of institutional representatives of the National Association for Business Teacher Education regarding these issues, (3) determine the extent of controversy within each of the issues, and (4) determine if one issue alternative was significantly preferable to the other alternatives. The study was limited, first, to a thorough review of the professional literature (1960-1969) to ascertain problems and issues in business teacher education. Second, a questionnaire survey was used to determine the opinions of the institutional representatives of the National Association for Business Teacher Education regarding these issues. The questionnaire was mailed to 307 institutional representatives; 246 (80.13 per cent) returned the questionnaire. The issues selected were those considered important in determining business teacher education policies and practices. The findings of this study were summarized in two ways: (1) issue alternatives significant at the .01 level and (2) issue statements grouped according to level of agreement. Eighteen of the twenty-two issues were statistically significant at the .01 level. Almost unanimous agreement (90-100 per cent) existed among the respondents on the following issue: The professional education of business teachers should be the responsibility of both the undergraduate and graduate program. [...]