THE RESEARCH REPORTED ON IS PRIMARILY RELEVANT TO BUSINESS AND OFFICE PREPARATION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OR YOUTH AND ADULT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THESE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. REPORTS OF TEACHER PREPARATION FOR THESE AREAS AND INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. TOPICS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF BUSINESS AND OFFICE EDUCATION AS DEFINED IN THE VOCATIONAL ACT OF 1963 WERE OMITTED. STUDIES WERE INCLUDED IF THEY PROVIDED (1) SOME UNIQUE OR SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF ATTACKING PROBLEMS, (2) MORE THAN A TEMPORARY OR NARROW GEOGRAPHIC RESULT, AND (3) A REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF RESEARCH WHICH COULD AID RESEARCHERS TO ASSESS GAPS IN SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM SOLVING. EXCEPT FOR CLASSICS OR EARLIER RESEARCH REVIEWS, THE LITERATURE COVERED THE PERIOD FROM 1960-66. PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES, MANPOWER NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVICES, LEARNING PROCESSES AND TEACHING METHODS, STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, TEACHER EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH ARE THE TOPICS DISCUSSED. (PS)