This paper discusses the efforts of the Taiwan government to establish a more comprehensive and effective guidance program for Taiwan's youth. It lists the six components involved in the development of this program, and describes several projects that have evolved out of this effort. The core of the "Six Year Project of School Guidance…

Explores Scotland's attempts to make available to school children the advice and support of trained social workers. Compares present developments and trends in Scotland and England and draws attention to current issues. (Author)

Many nations are beginning to implement elementary school guidance and counseling programs. Examples in the German Democratic Republic and Nigeria are presented. The programs are used to implement philosophies on how children should be educated, cared for, and guided. (RC)

Study reports pupils' views of the guidance system in Scotland, considers pupils' potential to contribute to school self-evaluation and improvement, and what their involvement in evaluation might mean for the future development of guidance provision. Highlights the importance of the pupils' perspective and identifies fundamental issues which have…

School-based management (SBM) has become a very popular movement over the past decade. The World Bank Education Team's SBM work program emerged out of a need to define the concept more clearly, review the evidence, support impact assessments in various countries, and provide some initial feedback to teams preparing education projects. During the…

Government guidance in the United Kingdom encourages groups of schools to take collective responsibility for supporting and making provision for excluded pupils and those at risk of exclusion. Managed moves are one way that some schools and authorities are enacting such guidance. This article presents the results of an evaluation of one such…

This paper describes a developmental guidance program on the topic of children and crises from kindergarten through grade eight. Many crises that children may deal with are discussed, including accidents, illness, death of a loved one, family problems, and moving. A crisis education response program developed and initiated to facilitate an…

The Fall, 1969 issue of CAPS Capsule discusses personnel services in other countries. C. Gilbert Wren indicates that the cultural emphasis on personal worth and independence determines the degree of acceptance of counseling services. Outside the United States, society is not person-oriented. National pride and jealousy inhibit foreign counselors…

Suggesting that research in India on visual handicaps is still in its infancy, this article reviews Indian research on the following topics: visually handicapped education; psychoeducational assessment; guidance, counseling, and crisis management; rehabilitation; vocational training and employment; community-based outreach extension services;…

Enumerates four key principles embodied in the Young Offenders Act. Shows that the Act is an innovative bill that tries to balance the responsibilities of young offenders and the community with the special needs of young people. Describes a program which integrates prevention and rehabilitation processes. (ABB)

Describes the initial development of a 45-item self-administered questionnaire/instrument for the evaluation of guidance services in schools. The sample comprises 39 in-service secondary school teachers taking certificate guidance and counseling courses in Hong Kong. This instrument describes the unique characteristics of guidance and counseling…

Interviews with 45 British adults returning to education found that, although guidance is available, many are unaware or do not seek it. They expressed satisfaction regarding relationships with tutors, although they were critical of the level of support given by some tutors. (SK)

This study examined the implementation of forgiveness as a guidance programme with Hong Kong Chinese adolescents in the classroom setting. The forgiveness programme was based on Enright's process model of forgiveness. The effectiveness of the programme was evaluated, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings showed that it is…

This article considers practitioners' beliefs and practice in relation to play in the literacy curriculum in two early years settings and the impact on the experiences of the children in these settings. Both settings were working with the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (QCA/DfEE, 2000). One week was spent in each setting and…

Since the 80s, higher education in Spain has undergone important modifications such as greater autonomy, expansion in the number of students and the introduction of more flexible programmes. In this context, guidance services have proliferated in an unstructured way. This paper presents a description of guidance services in Spanish universities…