In January the 157 Group launched a policy paper making the case for professional careers guidance. With the launch of the National Careers Service in April, information, advice and guidance is a hot topic within the education and skills sector and one that is regularly debated. The combination of policy changes, including the introduction of…

With an increased national focus on postsecondary degree completion, this Research to Practice brief highlights the roles of social supports and self-efficacy in the academic success of students and features advice from college access and success practitioners at Bottom Line, a nonprofit that aims to help students "get into college, graduate,…

In May 1997 and March 1998, the Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach, in conjunction with St. Paul Technical College, hosted a video teleconference in which four other professionals and the authors appeared. Although they answered some of the questions submitted, due to time constraints, they were unable to respond to a number of the…

This report by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) outlines important concerns about documentation issues related to students with disabilities as they transition from high school to postsecondary settings. These issues center on the "disconnect" between the nature and extent of disability documentation generated during a…

Guidance services revolve around the counselor. Counselors in post-secondary vocational education must recognize and be sensitive to the heterogeneous nature of the student population and must tailor program activities to best serve the students. Traditional offerings of such guidance services should include: inventory, information, counseling,…

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…

In September 1986, a survey was begun to determine the amount and type of provision of vocational guidance in distance adult and higher education outside the United Kingdom. The researcher wrote to 176 institutions provided from the database of the Open University's International Centre for Distance Learning and to 7 African institutions not…

Availability of information has increased student interest in vocational training. (CJ)

A comprehensive guidance program aimed at predicting chances of success in a student's choice of programs in community college and occupational programs, this project was undertaken during the fall of 1971 at Wayne Community College. The subjects used were those seniors from the five high schools who were interested in one of the vocational…

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)

Part of a comprehensive career guidance system in Canada, Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration System (CHOICES) is an interactive computerized career information system in both French and English that allows people to interrogate and explore two data bases: one, a comprehensive, up-to-date file of occupations…

Volume 3 presents a descriptive outline of the Wisconsin school-based career placement model. The two major objectives for the model are: (1) to maximize the individual student's competencies for independent career functioning and (2) to maximize the availability of career placement options. For orderly transition, each student must receive the…

The evaluation identifies the 19 vocational education planning districts reviewed by Ohio's Program Review for Improvement, Development and Expansion (PRIDE) during 1973-74. Components of the review program included: (1) administrative review by the local superintendent, (2) process variable review with a lay advisory committee, (3) product review…

This report summarizes the proceedings, conclusions, and recommendations of the New York Vocational Advisory Council for the 1972 fiscal year. Concerned with the role and function of guidance, counseling, placement, and followup programs within the State, the Council authorized three studies: (1) The Arthur D. Little Study of six localities, (2)…

AVA Program of Work for 1971 urges all vocational educators, working together through their local, state and national professional associations, to join in answering this question. (Editor)