DOCUMENT RESUME ED 425 268 CE 077 146 Journal of Business and Training Education, 1998. TITLE INSTITUTION Louisiana Association of Business Educators. 1998-00-00 PUB DATE 87p.; Published annually. NOTE Collected Works PUB TYPE Serials (022) Journal of Business and Training Education; v7 Spr 1998 JOURNAL CIT MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE Business Administration; *Business Education; Business DESCRIPTORS Skills; *Cultural Differences; *Distance Education; On the Job Training; Postsecondary Education; Publications; *Publishing Industry; Secondary Education; *Total Quality Management; Writing for Publication; *Writing Instruction ABSTRACT This seventh issue of a national refereed journal in business and training education contains the following articles: "Integrating Cultural Diversity into Business Classes at the Secondary Level" (M. Marie Dent, Glynna E. Morse, Melinda M. McCannon); "Using Student Quality Teams/Total Quality Management to Improve Teaching and Learning" (Wayne A. Moore); "Improving the Learning Environment During Corporate Distance Education: Some Theoretical Perspectives" (James F. Moshinskie); "Improving Business Writing Quality with a Process-Based Participative Approach" (Jensen J. Zhao, Daniel Wunsch); and "The Cabell's Directories of Publishing Articles include abstracts and Opportunities" (David W. E. Cabell) . references. (KC) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * * ******************************************************************************** Journal of Business and Training Education up. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION of Educational Research and Improvement Ofti ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ED CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. 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