The purpose of this visit was to observe, analyze, and make recommendations concerning educational guidance programs in Finland. A general description of the Finnish educational system is given. The greatest amount of guidance activity by qualified guidance workers is external to the school system and administered by a different national ministry.…

Traces impetus for introduction of structured guidance into Scottish secondary schools. Identifies 1968 "Orange Paper" as first attempt to set out rationale for guidance. Describes how guidance is organized; outlines tasks of guidance teachers; and presents current developments, training requirements, and trends. (NEC)

Adults requesting information on educational courses are often in effect seeking guidance on more complex employment problems and need help with thinking out a career change. Describes the work of the local Careers Service and how they can provide both industrial and educational gudance to adults. (MF)

The unemployment of youth and adults has surfaced as a problem and a challenge to Asian Third World governments. Industry and business continue to experience a shortage of skilled and technical manpower. A manpower development conference was held in the Philippines on topics which included: (1) the role of private educational institutions in…

The aims, objectives, practices, and future of school guidance programs in each of the 10 Canadian provinces, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories are explored. Department of education officials and superintendents of education most responsible for school guidance services were questioned in interviews covering six areas of concern, lasting…

Examines pastoral care, the welfare dimension of English secondary schools, in light of North American school counselling and guidance practices. The discipline/control emphasis of pastoral care does not correspond to North American practices in guidance and counselling. However, some commonalities in the academic/curricular and pastoral/welfare…

The impact of a continuing teacher guidance system was studied. The system provided to teachers consisted of in-school guidance, written guidance, and in-service teacher training. The guidance system was developed in connection with the more comprehensive project of developing a new mathematics curriculum for junior high schools in Israel. (DWH)

Recommendations for school guidance services are presented by the Canadian School Trustees' Association. Ways in which students can acquire knowledge about self, the world, and life management skills are outlined. A response recommends futuristically-oriented programs, while another response proposes practical competencies of change and…

A school is an institution that presents students information, competence, attitudes, and culture. One of the basic conditions in reaching the objectives of education, which is a need for both individuals and society, is to create a safe and comfortable school environment. Such an environment increases student success, protecting mental health and…

A total of 1,002 students enrolled in the University of Alberta for the 1973-74 academic year completed a questionnaire designed to assess their awareness of the student service offices. Seventy-five percent of the students had some idea of where to find many of the student offices but only one in every 16 could recall the telephone number of a…

Reports results of a study comparing the youth advisory services offered in Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland and Czechoslovakia. (ED)

BCTransfer TIPS is a user friendly document outlining how transfer between British Columbia (BC) post-secondary institutions works. It includes tips, student quotes, scenarios, a personal plan and checklist. Information in this document can only be reproduced with permission from the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT.)

Attending to students' employability within a more student-driven higher education system is high on the policy agenda in Britain. Career services have a key contribution to make to this agenda. Higher education career services have moved away from the one-to-one interview to a widely adopted open-access model, in which students have access to a…

Conditions in China today are calling for a more holistic approach to education. As a result of seminars held in Changchun, Jilin, senior administrators suggested the introduction of Student Services Offices in elementary schools. This study examined 19 action plans developed by educators in North East China which reveal their goals for these…

We teach them the craft of word-spinning. The damage is done, we should be teaching them the art of seeing. (Frank Pick) In 1937 the Council for Art and Industry sponsored a national exhibition in London of materials "for use in connection with teaching in elementary schools." Local Education Authorities were encouraged to send…