The need for guidance and counselling services in all learning institutions cannot be overstated. In response to this demand, guidance and counselling programme has been implemented since 1971 and more emphasis on its services in 2001 through Legal Notice, No. 95 of the Kenya Gazette that recommended guidance and counseling departments be…

A survey was designed to comprehensively assess multiple aspects of school counselor job satisfaction and job-related frustration, as well as orientation with the comprehensive curriculum-based guidance program used in Arizona. The five-page survey was completed by 155 Arizona school counselors. While the majority of respondents reported high…

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATIVE CRITERIA FOR GUIDANCE OBJECTIVES IS AFFECTED BY THREE MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS--(1) SPECIFYING GUIDANCE OBJECTIVES, (2) TRANSLATING THESE OBJECTIVES INTO DESIRED BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES, AND (3) MEASURING AND REPORTING THESE BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS FINDING UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH ARE…

This evaluation was conducted to: (1) develop a programmatic assessment of the existing guidance services within the secondary schools, focusing primarily on the perceptions and satisfaction of the recipients of these services; and (2) to project the needs for changes in services, programs, and organizational patterns, as these are dictated by…

This checklist reflects a consensus of 19 guidance experts on what is necessary for a totally superior K-8 guidance program. (Author)

A guidance dean discusses the new role of the counselor. Using a team approach, the guidance dean develops a priority of "job targets" in behavioral terms for aiding students. Evaluation is done by assessing his performance in achieving these job targets. (CG)

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…

A need for evaluation standards for elementary and secondary counselors and guidance programs exists. Guidelines for evaluation should answer the questions: a) what is the purpose of evaluation; b) how should the evaluation be made and by whom, and c) what specific phases of evaluation should be encouraged by counselors. (CG)

The major purpose was to begin the search for evidence, almost nonexistent now, of the total impact of guidance programs on the students they serve. The method was to investigate relationships (through intercorrelation) between guidance programs and personal and social variables that are commonly thought to be influenced by guidance efforts, on…

Presents analysis of guidance models in the United States. Commends 24 states in their initial attempts at model development in the personal/social domains. States that the most significant gap across models is in attention to ethnic and cultural developmental issues. Recommends authors of programs be more specific so that developmental guidance…

This study, concerning the conceptual and econometric problems involved in estimating educational production functions, focuses on the following topics: 1) the meaning of an educational production function estimated from cross-section data; 2) the measurement of the output of schools; 3) the problem of measuring the initial endowment of students…

This study relates the effect evaluations had on changes in existing guidance programs. Ohio schools (n=20) that had completed an evaluation the previous year were studied. Of the 357 recommendations made to the evaluated schools, nearly one-third were fully implemented within one year and another one-third were in process of implementation.…

The purpose of this handbook is to outline the general aims and objectives of a junior high school, describe the major activities of its guidance program, and show, by examples, how activities can be practically integrated into the program. The introductory chapter includes the definition, need, and objectives of the guidance program, including…

The author describes a student operated resource center where peer counseling, tutoring services and various sources of information are offered. The expenses of the center were minimal. Evaluation of the work of the center showed that a majority of students had a positive attitude toward it. (SE)