A study was conducted to determine what types of student service activities take place in National University Extension Association (NUEA) institutions. By means of two questionnaires, information on a total of 134 student service activities from 69 NUEA institutions was gathered. The reported practices are indexed by state and by type of…

Project Opportunity, a cooperative endeavor of the College Entrance Examination Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, is a long-term demonstration guidance project that has operated at 11 centers in the South since 1964. Funded primarily by the Ford Foundation, the program focuses primarily on high school students from…

This module on legal compliance is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings gain skills in (1) implementing Federal and state legislative administrative procedures and requirements, and (2) influencing the development or improvement of such procedures and requirements. The module is one of a series of…

This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…

Materials contained in the 16 Volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This procedural handbook, one of five program development process documents for the series, provides information on why and how to conduct…

A model program was developed to provide remedial experiences that would allow individuals who fail to meet minimum entrance requirements for postsecondary vocational education to reach an acceptable level for admission into regular programs. The project encompassed three major areas of instruction: vocational/technical mathematics,…

The purpose of this study was to survey a representative sample of non-college bound students who were dropouts or graduates of the class of June 1963, in 12 midwestern high school. Specifically, the study was designed to investigate the socioeconomic backgrounds, the academic backgrounds, and the reactions of these non-college bound students to…

Summarized are the accomplishments of project personnel determined to broaden the educational realm of rural youths from low income families in Moore and Hoke counties so as to alleviate some of the prevalent poverty and unemployment experienced by the disadvantaged in the area. Two adult and two student counselors who were chosen for their…

This publication offers a brief description of Spain's vocational training system and its radical overhaul since the early 1990s in an effort to adjust to the new economic and social context in Europe. Particular attention is paid to these three subsystems: (1) regulated vocational training that reflects the impact of reforms introduced by the…

The 10 chapters in this book provide an overview of 5 years of work by member schools and colleges in the Urban Schools Network, which provides technical assistance to schools in 31 urban areas. "Overview of the Urban Schools Network" (Lola Jackson) is a history, defining purposes, participants, and priorities. "Integrating Academic…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings develop the competencies needed to determine whether changes are needed in the career guidance program in their agencies, to develop a rationale for identifying needed changes, and to develop strategies for change. The module is one of a series of…

This module is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings plan and develop successful proposals to assist in financing the improvement of existing or future career guidance programs. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon specific professional and…

This module on staff development is intended to help guidance personnel in a variety of educational and agency settings to assess staff members' needs and competencies related to program development and provide appropriate learning activities for them. The module is one of a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing…

This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…

Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook, one of five in subset C, contains description and rationale for two program components presented in more detail in other…