By 1992, the Single or Common Market in Europe will provide freedom of movement of goods, persons, services, and capital. From the viewpoint of educational and vocational guidance services, the most important effect of the Single Market is its likely impact on educational and occupational mobility. The two major obstacles toward freedom of…

Any advice and guidance offered to students about to embark on tertiary level distance education courses should help them to address problems that are not only practical and organizational, but also educational and intellectual. Students need to consider the suitability of distance education for their needs and circumstances as well as the…

This book assesses the developing vocational functions of schools in Britain, identifies vocational values and policies, and discovers gaps in provision. Chapter 1 gives a summary analysis of school structural and curricular developments between medieval times and the reign of Victoria that were inspired by vocational or economic influences or had…

An important aspect of Japanese schooling is the attention given to class management and student guidance, particularly at the elementary and lower secondary levels. The Japanese school curriculum for the elementary and the lower secondary schools consists of three areas: (1) regular subjects; (2) moral education; and (3) special activities. The…

The paper reviews the literature and discusses guidance services for gifted students with special application to education in the Republic of South Africa. Specific subjects considered include: guidance services for the gifted, structure of services, personnel involved in guidance services for the gifted, the school guidance program for the…

This document contains an internal evaluation of guidance services in Scarborough, Ontario schools undertaken to achieve the following: (1) to investigate what guidance services should be provided to Scarborough students (by reviewing curriculum documents, surveying involved persons, and reviewing the success of the service); and (2) to assess how…

This brief overview of counseling and guidance in Norway presents the services available to children and young people, including the school-psychological services, counseling in the schools and colleges, and the labor offices, which offer occupational guidance services. Educational requirements and functions are indicated for each of these…

This sourcebook is the result of a week-long conference of about 50 "Study Abroad Advisors" held in 1974. The workshop and the sourcebook are the first steps toward professionalizing the field of advising U.S. students who wish an overseas experience. The sourcebook is designed as a complement to the Council on International Educational Exchange's…

Indigenous engagement with vocational education and training (VET) has improved significantly, but successful Indigenous completion rates are lower nationally when compared to the overall population. This report, based on an action research project, examines intra-institutional factors at four Queensland TAFE (technical and further education)…

The introduction of mentoring approaches into local career guidance strategies could represent an important method of helping disengaged young people achieve a new sense of direction. The aim of Britain's Mentoring Action Project (MAP) initiative has been to create the opportunity to explore the potential for one-to-one mentoring in career…

In this article, I discuss a Canadian public school controversy and Supreme Court of Canada decision involving competing stakeholder rights to freedom of religion, safety and equality. Policy considerations that allowed one group of stakeholders to express their constitutional rights raised concerns among other stakeholders. A policy vacuum and a…

This article summarizes recent information on the changing role of professional guidance and the linkages between different services in the Netherlands. The article is organized in three sections. Section 1 highlights some fundamental characteristics of the Dutch educational system. Section 2 examines the structure of the existing guidance…

The two reports in this publication describe attempts to establish personal guidance bases (PGB) in two further education (FE) colleges in Great Britain. Each report relates how the colleges used the model set forth in an earlier publication, "Towards a Personal Guidance Base," published in 1983, which elaborated the idea of a PGB, and…

Increasingly, people need lifelong access to high quality guidance on choices relating to learning and work. Unions can plan a key role as advocates and deliverers of information, advice, and guidance. Lifelong learning and guidance assume more importance as the concept of a job for life disappears. Career guidance helps individuals explore their…

This report describes educational and vocational guidance services for adolescents and young adults in Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Netherlands. It is drawn from a larger study that was conducted to compare the nature and size of guidance services, their staffing and funding, the identity of their clients, and in particular,…