This report contains a complete description and a preliminary evaluation of a three-week training program for secondary guidance center and resource center aids. It is the intent of the authors of this report to show the conceptualization of the aide's role. This report also describes the preservice training program in sufficient detail to…

The problem of assisting students to consider vocational-educational opportunities is discussed. To meet the needs of prospective vocational education students, a guidance system must help them in educational and vocational planning; interest them in the exploration of training opportunities, and motivate them to seek information and pursue…

This monograph is designed to determine what is being done in the nation's schools in the area of career guidance. From a survey of state departments of education, professional journals, research reports, colleges and universities, conference reports, vocational guidance specialists, and individual school systems; an attempt has been made to…

The second of a series of five reports of selected literature included in the ERIC system (three of which have been completed), this bibliography carries extensive annotations, and a brief review of program descriptions and evaluations relating to the school dropout. The bibliographical listing is in four sections: state and city reports, programs…

The purpose of this discussion is to acquaint pupil personnel workers with some of the applications of computer based information processing systems for pupil services and also to consider some of the legal and ethical concerns relative to data processing in counseling and guidance. Some of the uses discussed are: (1) scheduling; (2) student…

This report documents and evaluates the efforts of Walt Whitman High School to provide career information and guidance to its students. The Career Guidance Service is composed of three elements: (1) Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Testing; (2) Career Workshop; and (3) Career Information Resource Center. The ASVAB is a group of…

This paper attempts to develop guidelines relating to the problem of disruptive pupils in the classroom. A disruptive student is defined as one who interferes with the learning process. He is often male, physically aggressive, verbally hostile, over-age and frequently absent. The study examines the overlap between disruptive behavior and emotional…

There appears to be much misunderstanding about the need for guidance at the beginning levels of education and especially the role of the professional counselor in elementary schools. Career development cannot be left to chance. Career guidance should be the concern of all persons who have any association with children. In the school this means…

This publication focuses on diversity and presents a general model of elementary school guidance programs that is responsive to the need for diverse programs. Five elementary school guidance programs are described. These were arbitrarily selected from communities represented on the Advisory Committee on Elementary School Guidance Services in…

One hundred and nineteen professional workers in vocational education, including administrators, counselors, and teachers, attended the training institute that was designed to better prepare them to meet the needs of the rural disadvantaged through secondary, postsecondary, and adult vocational programs. Presentations included: (1) "Techniques for…

This issue indexes 1452 entries with annotations drawn from the literature of the counseling and personnel services field. Entries include ERIC documents, dissertations, journal articles, and books. Information for obtaining the original document is given with each entry. The entries are cross-referenced in a subject index and author index.…

The bulk of this report is devoted to presenting the findings of a study, which was designed to determine student and faculty desires for counselor and counseling center functioning. The results of questionnaires, one developed for students and one for faculty, indicate that the 3 traditional counseling services (personal, vocational and…

This resource guide, a result of 2 years' work on the part of over 500 educators, a state-wide 2-week workshop in Wisconsin, and several committee meetings, has been field-tested in 10 pilot workshops for 290 participants in an effort to help Wisconsin schools promote the concept and programs of career education among the state's school…

During the past five years, staff of the American Institute for Research (AIR) in Palo Alto, California have been developing, field testing, and revising a guidance system especially suited to systems of individualized education. A primary aim of AIR's Comprehensive Career Guidance System (CCGS) is to help each student plan wisely for the future.…

A major thesis is propounded: The acquisition of the vocational role in life can be considerably improved by further incorporating vocational education and development into liberal education. The work of Ashcraft on career development and curriculum and that of Crites on vocational maturation are cited and provide the backdrop against which the…