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Direct linkFrance, Emma F.; Cunningham, Maggie; Ring, Nicola; Uny, Isabelle; Duncan, Edward A. S.; Jepson, Ruth G.; Maxwell, Margaret; Roberts, Rachel J.; Turley, Ruth L.; Booth, Andrew; Britten, Nicky; Flemming, Kate; Gallagher, Ian; Garside, Ruth; Hannes, Karin; Lewin, Simon; Noblit, George W.; Pope, Catherine; Thomas, James; Vanstone, Meredith; Higginbottom, Gina M. A.; Noyes, Jane – Review of Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting. Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Guidance, Evidence Based Practice, Program Improvement
Rodriguez, Eric; Rhodes, Kent; Aguirre, Geoffrey – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
Several factors contribute to a disproportionately lower Latino participation in college education. Foremost among those factors are policies that encourage quick job placement over career development, lack of understanding of the benefits of a college degree, lower expectations for Latino students, poor financial planning, and lack of guidance. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, College Preparation
Maughan, Erin; Troup, K. D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2011
The purpose of this comparative review was to examine the legislative evolution of school guidance and school nursing over the past century, in hopes of identifying reasons why guidance counselors have been more successful in compliance to recommended ratios than school nurses. A literature review was conducted including CINAHL, MEDLINE, ERIC and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Nurses, Guidance Programs, School Guidance
Loneck, Barry; Corrigan, Matthew J.; Videka, Lynn; Newman, Lucy J.; Reed, John Charles; Moonan, Kimberly E. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2010
Substance abuse prevention counseling can be found in two venues: school counseling and student assistance programs (SAPs). School prevention counseling is based on school psychology and guidance counseling. The authors of this article did not find any empirical studies of prevention counseling. Six criteria were used to assess the published…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Evaluation Criteria, Risk
Sork, Thomas J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
To someone who has been intrigued by the role of ethics in adult education for many years, it has been heartening to see how the field has responded to calls to address the ethical dimensions of practice. Although adult education may have been a little later than some in coming to terms with ethics, these developments occurred during a time when…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Ethics, Educational Practices, Literature Reviews
White, Jeffry L.; Altschuld, James W.; Lee, Yi-Fang – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
The retention rates for African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native-Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are lower than those of White or Asian college students. In response, the National Science Foundation formed statewide partnerships of universities to develop programs to address this disparity. The deliberations…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Science Programs, Dropout Research, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedEdwards, Richard – Studies in Continuing Education, 1998
Outlines the usefulness of discourse for guidance and counseling; explains how discourse can solve theory-practice problems. Maps and locates guidance and counseling practice in relation to six discourses: user, practitioner, professional, manager, policymaker, academic. Contains 39 references. (SK)
Descriptors: Counseling, Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Professional Development
Peer reviewedSabella, Russell A.; Booker, Beverly L. – Professional School Counseling, 2003
Focuses on the use of technology to promote guidance and counseling programs among stakeholders. Details the significance of promoting comprehensive guidance and counseling programs and examples of technology tools used for persuasive communication. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using technology to promote a school counseling…
Descriptors: Guidance Programs, Marketing of Education, Multimedia Materials, School Counseling
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Fasih, Tazeen; Barrera, Felipe; Garcia-Moreno, Vicente A.; Bentaouet-Kattan, Raja; Baksh, Shaista; Wickramasekera, Inosha – World Bank Publications, 2007
Impact evaluations of school-based management (SBM) programs, or any other kind of program, are important because they can demonstrate whether or not the program has accomplished its objectives. Furthermore, these evaluations can identify ways to improve the design of the program. These evaluations can also make successful interventions…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Research
Assessing the Effectiveness of School Guidance Programs: Program, Personnel, and Results Evaluation.
Download full textGysbers, Norman C. – 2001
Three forms of evaluation are required to fully evaluate comprehensive school guidance programs. First, the program must be reviewed using program standards, evidence, and documentation to establish that a written guidance program exists in a school district and that the written program matches the implemented program. Second, guidance program…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Programs, Program Evaluation
Crites, John O. – 1987
Evaluating the effectiveness of career guidance programs is a complex process, and few comprehensive models for evaluating such programs exist. Evaluation of career guidance programs has been hampered by the myth that program outcomes are uniform and monolithic. Findings from studies of attribute treatment interactions have revealed only a few…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidance Programs
Peer reviewedSampson, James P., Jr. – Career Development Quarterly, 1999
Explores the need for career centers in the information age, while discussing the types and functions of Internet Web sites, the development and implementation of Web sites, staff training, and ethical issues involved. Provides information on integrating Internet-based distance-guidance opportunities with resources and services provided by…
Descriptors: Career Centers, Career Counseling, Career Information Systems, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedOffer, Marcus; Sampson, James P., Jr. – British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1999
Examines problems relating to standards of quality in computer-based guidance, including the Internet. Stresses the need for integration of these resources into a supportive context. Highlights the value of preliminary diagnosis of needs, together with some principles of design in the content and use of computer-based guidance and relevant…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counseling Techniques, Guidance Programs
Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena; Wolos, Cassandra – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief reviews research on why and how family involvement matters for elementary school children's learning and socio-emotional development. Specifically, it summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement for elementary school children--that is, the studies that link family involvement in elementary schools to children's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Child Relationship
Sutley, Amy; Pershing, James A. – 1989
Vocational guidance counselors face a number of concerns as they try to develop career guidance and counseling programs. Because of changes in the workplace as a result of high technology, phrases such as work readiness, career maturity, and career adaptability are essential to the understanding of where a person is in the career decision-making…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Counselor Training
