THE NEED TO DEFINE THE ROLE OF THE GUIDANCE SERVICES IS THE BASIS FOR THE 3-YEAR STUDY. THE MAJOR HYPOTHESIS IS THAT GUIDANCE SPECIALISTS CAN ENHANCE LEARNING MORE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH INTERVENTION IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF CHILDREN THAN THROUGH DIRECT REMEDIAL APPROACHES TO CHILDREN THEMSELVES. THE MODEL USES AN APPROACH TO GUIDANCE…

This project assess the relative adequacy of student services, with particular emphasis on career components, as seen by faculty and staff, and current students and graduates of six vocational-technical institutes (VTI's) in Maine. Telephone contacts, a mail survey, and extensive data analysis were conducted. Results indicate that all six of the…

This study was made to determine whether the Southern California Regional Occupational Center was attracting low-motivated students, to find ways to reach more such students, and to identify factors in the guidance program that contributed to its success. The project's objective was to develop a guidance model to better assist students in…

This study sought to examine elementary school counselor functions as an index to model implementation in Minnesota demonstration projects through analyses of function purposes, types of functions, and counselor effort variables and the relationship between counselor functions and important pupil-staff-parent guidance outcome variables.…

The Office of Education, through the Bureau of Research and the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, has spent approximately $67 million on research and research related activities, planning projects, and operational programs on the application of computer technology and its use in education. Appendix A lists projects funded through the…