"National militarism" is fearfully costly, terribly wasteful and horribly dangerous. The revolt of youth is a major concern of adults today. Yet guidance people as well as other adult leaders seem to be largely unaware of the difficult position in which we have placed our youth. Institutions extoll the value of freedom and concern for people and…

The Fall, 1969 issue of CAPS Capsule discusses personnel services in other countries. C. Gilbert Wren indicates that the cultural emphasis on personal worth and independence determines the degree of acceptance of counseling services. Outside the United States, society is not person-oriented. National pride and jealousy inhibit foreign counselors…

This composite, descriptive report describes the 23 NDEA Title V-A pilot elementary guidance programs which have operated in Michigan during the fiscal year 1968-69. These short summaries represent condensations obtained from the applications of pilot programs. Each summary includes the district name, the superintendent, the contact person, and…

Development of competency-based training programs and the preparation of guidance associates (undergraduates) and professional counselors within a competency-based framework are current major concerns in education. Three speeches trace the development of a monograph which outlines the program. Edward C. Bonk, in "Writing the Module on Career…

This document reviews an attempt to provide a career awareness and guidance program specifically for female high school students. Groundwork was laid for the utilization of student aids in the guidance program. "Project Women" established and carried out the following objectives: (1) the identification of the career interests of 10th and…

This field study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between the level of counselor self-actualization and student evaluation of the guidance program. The sample included counselors in 23 Ohio high schools who completed "Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory" (POI) and their respective 11th grade students who completed…

The book describes over 600 current career guidance methods, some of which have been subjected to rigorous evaluation. Designed to allow quick access to information needed to solve highly specific problems, the book describes important and potentially useful methods applicable to career guidance that are currently in practice or in the…

This book represents an effort to demonstrate, in a limited 60-minute experience, the type of staff development modules or packages which are being developed by the Mesa, Arizona Public Schools. It also represents a larger ongoing effort to develop a comprehensive career guidance model based on a systematic planning approach. The purpose of the…

This updated search of the ERIC system, "Dissertation Abstracts", and the journal literature yielded 69 documents which present guidance and counseling practices for particular use with minority and other disadvantaged elementary and secondary school students. (SD)

This three-part exploratory study involves the following interrelated facets of evolvement and implementation of career education counseling and guidance: (1) current practices and analysis of implications for career education guidance and counseling; (2) sources of manpower projections; and (3) involvement of professional associations in…

The Project ABLE Guidance Program was designed to prepare junior high school students for making an appropriate and stable choice of a high school program. To determine the success of the program, an experimental and a control group were administered the Project ABLE Career Development Inventory prior to and after implementation of the guidance…

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…

The Developmental Career Guidance (DCG) project is a K-12 career guidance demonstration project operating at three high schools and 18 feeder schools in the Detroit Public School District. Directed from Wayne State University, DCG has centers at the high schools and each of the feeder schools. From the centers, students voluntarily can draw…

This paper contains reports prepared by counselors and teachers of the mentally retarded. The thesis of this paper is that the opportunity for the handicapped student to lead a productive life can only be accomplished through proper education, guidance, and counseling. Included are reports on the following: elementary counseling of educable…

A description of the beginning, growth, and present status of the highly successful placement service of the Baltimore City Public Schools, an extension of guidance service, was given. A broad spectrum of activities of the placement service will range through earn-learn programs with special emphasis on the "general" student; the co-involvement of…