Executive Summary

Chapter I - Introduction

• Need to Teach Application Software Skills
• Assumptions about What Students Need to Know
• Assumptions about Teaching Technology Skills
• Research Questions

Chapter II-Related Research

• Systematic Computing Instruction
• Minimalist Computing Instruction

Chapter III-Procedures

• Site Selection
  
  
• Interview Guidelines
  
  
• Interview Analysis

Chapter IV-Findings

Summary of Themes from Interviews

• Table 3: Total Times a Theme was Mentioned, Sorted by Students
• Table 4: Total Times a Theme was Mentioned, Sorted by Teachers
• Table 5: Total Times a Theme was Mentioned, Sorted by Employers
  

Chapter V-Discussion and Recommendations for Research

Discussion

1. Content of Career-Preparation Programs
2. Instructional Strategies
3. Balancing & Integrating Software Operation, Business Content, & Employment Expectations
4. Sites for Learning about Information Technology

• Why so Little Evidence of Minimalist Approaches?
• Issue of Program Identity
• Research Recommendations
  

References

Appendix

• Letter of Approval to Use Human Subjects in Research
• Consent to Participate in Research Study
• Study Questions-Related Themes
• Table 6: All Themes Sorted by Students
• Table 7: All Themes Sorted by Teachers
• Table 8: All Themes Sorted by Employers