A statewide evaluation of school counseling programs in rural and suburban Nebraska high schools investigated which features of the ASCA National Model were related to student educational outcomes. The authors used hierarchical linear regression and Pearson correlations to explore relationships between program characteristics and student outcomes.…

Discussed the history of guidance, questions concerning the significance of vocational guidance and provided a model for some future challenges to guidance. (Author/RK)

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…

Examines the process by which careers officers develop personal models of guidance through the interaction of theoretical knowledge with their experiences of training and practice. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 careers officers. Responses were considered in relation to theories of careers choice, careers counseling and guidance,…

This publication presents the reports of 10 schools which for two years have been involved in the Revitalization of Guidance Project. This project provided service and consultative assistance for guidance leadership teams from each of the 10 schools so that the schools could revitalize their guidance programs around a developmental…

Careers guidance is undergoing rapid and radical changes. However, the Careers Service is still operating to nationally agreed core training objectives which determine both initial training and supervisor training. Outlines recent changes influencing guidance practice and training, and identifies the predominant mode of current supervision within…

Discusses findings of a study investigating careers officers' use of theoretical models in careers guidance interviews. Evidence suggests theory is used to support, rather than determine, the development of skills in initial training. Recently trained careers officers were most likely to be familiar with theory. Overall, the findings cast doubt on…

This book focuses on career guidance functions at the secondary school level. In chapter 1, some basic assumptions about career guidance as one aspect of guidance counseling are presented. Chapter 2 discusses the components of a student guidance system: assessment of the student's personal characteristics and the status of the student's career…

The elementary school counselor appears unable to provide adequate services for all children simply through individual and small group counseling. However, the educational, counseling, and consultative aspects of the Adlerian counseling model offer unlimited possibilities for expanding developmental guidance throughout each child's school and home…

A comprehensive career development program model is presented. It attempts to provide total career capability for all and has the following process objectives: (1) provide students with experiences and information that present occupational dimensions accurately; (2) provide appropriate situations at different levels so that all youth may have an…