Judith J. Lambrecht Director of Undergraduate Studies Professor Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison 420A VoTech Education Building 1954 Buford Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108-6197 Phone: 612-626-1256 Fax: 612-624-4720 Email: jlambrec@umn.edu Received the 2005 John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education (Awarded April 2006 at the National Business Education Conference in Tampa, Florida)

Teaching and Research Interests

• Business and marketing teacher education
• Teaching end-user computer applications software
• Using applications software to support teaching

A current research project, a three-phase Delphi Study of the purposes and future directions for business education, is supported by the Delta Pi Epsilon Foundation with Cyril Kesten, Professor at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. An important subgroup in this national research project has been The Agnew Group, a group of 12 business educators supported originally by funds from New York University who have focused on research related to the future of the field.

Over the years, I have maintained a research program related to my ongoing interest in teaching desk-top computing skills and using business application software as a tool for teaching business content. I favor business software that can teach students problem-solving skills and develop familiarity with business contexts as well as teach basic business skills. I have developed an example of such sophisticated, multipurpose instructional software, linking a popular business spreadsheet with concepts relative to the time value of money. I completed a National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) project on developing employment-related office technology skills, a study that was awarded the 2001 National Independent Research Award by Delta Pi Epsilon.

In addition to the NCRVE project on developing employment-related office technology skills, other research in this area has surveyed the uses of applications software by computer users in the Twin Cities area. Another national project supported by the Delta Pi Epsilon Foundation has used critical incident interviews to examine the nature of work activities and problem-solving practices of primary computer users. My sabbatical in 2001-2002 with Thomson/NETg based in Naperville, Illinois, (an international online technology training company) supported my involvement with research related to teaching software skills.

Curing 2002-2005, an important professional involvement for me was my role as National Vice President and then President of Delta Pi Epsilon. In 2005 I received the John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education, awarded at the Nat’l Business Education Association Conference in 2006.

Selected Works

Lambrecht, J. J., & Meggison, P. F. (2007). Program evaluation in business education. In M. Bush and K. Schultz (Eds.), Assessment for an Evolving Business Education Curriculum, Chapter 15. NBEA Yearbook No. 45. Reston, VA: National Business Education Association.

Kesten, C., & Lambrecht, J. J. (2005).  Business educators' assessment of trends, assumptions, and actions affecting practice in the field. Business Education Forum, 60(1), 44-49.

Lambrecht, J. J., Redmann, D, & Stitt-Gohdes, W. (2004). Learning the ropes: On-the-job experiences of computer user. [PDF] Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 22(2), 13-32.

Boyle, S. L. T.,  Kolosh, K., L'Allier, J., & Lambrecht J.  (Fall 2003). Thomson NETg s blended-learning model: The next generation of corporate and school-based learning. [PDF] Delta Pi Epsilon Journal 45(3), 145-61.

Lambrecht, J. J. (2002). Business education, preparation of teachers. In Encyclopedia of education (2^nd ed.). New York: Macmillan Reference

Stitt-Gohdes, W., Lambrecht, J. J., & Redmann, D. (2000). The critical incident techniques in job behavior research. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 25(1), 63-89.

Lambrecht, J. J. (2000). Developing end-user technology skills. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 18(1), 7-19.

Lambrecht, J. J. (2000). Characteristics of good assessment. In J. Rucker & R. J. Schoenrock (Eds.), Assessment in business education, National business education association yearbook, No. 38, (pp. 25-38). Reston, VA: National Business Education Association.

Lambrecht, J. J., (1999, December). Developing employment-related office technology skills. [Word or PDF format]  Final Report. MDS 1199.  Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education.

Lambrecht, J. J. (1999, Summer). Selecting appropriate statistical tests. The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 41(3), 128-140.

Updated June 2007