Creating a Career, a 45-50 hour curricular program for classroom presentation by an instructor has four main areas of focus: (1) self-development, (2) occupational choice, (3) world of work, and (4) job search skills. Components and main features of the program are described. (MW)

There is no provision in career education for formally fostering such general attitudes as a sense of agency and a feeling of self-esteem or such basic skills as time management and interpersonal cooperation. This article discusses the need for providing basic attitude and skill training. (Author)

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…

Eighty-two college student personnel administrators responded to a questionnaire asking for value ratings on curricular offerings in two-year master's programs in college student personnel work. General areas of study supported were counseling, administration and management, higher education, social and cultural foundations, and research and…

Proposes a modified English "house system" to personalize American high schools, thus increasing individual guidance and student sense of belonging. (DW)

TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF PRE-REGISTRATION COUNSELING, THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO RATE STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF (1) HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS COUNSELOR, (2) THE APPROPRIATENESS OF HIS CHOICE OF MAJOR, (3) THE SUITABILITY OF HIS SCHEDULE, AND (4) HIS PREPARATION FOR REGISTRATION. SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE STUDENTS (8.5 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT BODY) WERE…

This is one of a set of five handbooks compiled by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory which describes the processes for planning and operating a total Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program. Processes and material are those developed by the original EBCE model--Community Experiences in Career Education or (CE)2. The area of…

Designed as a guide for administrators who must perform or organize guidance tasks in an overseas school without a counselor, this book is also useful for the professional counselor who seeks to function in an expanded role in an overseas setting. Its purpose is to provide sources of information and ideas for solving guidance-related problems in…

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF--(1) A DESCRIPTION OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) AND COUNSELING, (2) THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED DEVELOPMENTS, (3) THE NATURE OF THE PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM, (4) TENTATIVE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTATION USING CAI, AND (5) IMPLICATIONS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE…

The Bloomington, Illinois public schools recognized the need for a developmental and continuous guidance program from grades kindergarten through 12. During 1965-66, an elementary school guidance pilot project was initiated in two schools. This report provides information about the implementation of the program and role and functions of the…