These conferences grew out of the decision of the Guidance Study Committee of the New England Educational Assessment Project that (1) vocational guidance information systems and (2) the emerging role of guidance in the schools would be two themes for worthwhile discussion which could bring together representatives of the educational…

Disadvantaged eleventh graders who used a computer based guidance system (ECES) and traditional counseling for two years in making career decisions were compared. Frequency of changes and certainty concerning choice, feeling of involvement in decision making, and number of different jobs for which they would qualify are considered. A MANOVA…

The objective of the study was to identify and analyze practices and procedures, rules and regulations, and public laws which hinder or prevent inmate training and postrelease employment and to recommend necessary modifications. Members of the project staff reviewed the literature on the subject and sought information and advice from consultants…

This field study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between the level of counselor self-actualization and student perception of the guidance program. Self-actualization was measured by Shostrom's Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). Student perception of the guidance program was measured by Wysong's Guidance Program Evaluation Student…

This study sought to identify and categorized the responses of more than 1600 high school juniors, via personal interviews, to determine the impact of student employment on the student, school, and community. Those students who were employed were found to be a potent force on the local labor market in terms of jobs held, hours worked, money…

This report summarizes the proceedings, conclusions, and recommendations of the New York Vocational Advisory Council for the 1972 fiscal year. Concerned with the role and function of guidance, counseling, placement, and followup programs within the State, the Council authorized three studies: (1) The Arthur D. Little Study of six localities, (2)…

This booklet discusses an ancillary guidance program, staffed by volunteers, which provides a college and career information service within high schools. Making assistance readily available to students, counselors, teachers, and parents, these volunteers provide information on college programs, financial aid, admission selection procedures,…

This study was designed to assess the relative effectiveness of one available guidance program at the elementary level, Developing Understanding of Self and Others (DUSO). The program is appropriate for young children, ages 5 through 8, and attempts through listening, inquiry, discussion, and role playing to help children better understand…

As the second volume in a three part study evaluating vocational training provided in occupational institutions, this document is concerned with the administrative and legislative development of vocational training in correctional institutions, and with the characteristics of the 25 projects covered by this study. The basic aspects considered for…

This issue of Impact examines a variety of viewpoints, programs, issues, and concerns about accountability of guidance. Three articles are adaptations from speeches presented at the conference on Accountability and Pupil Personnel Work held at Michigan State University in the summer of 1971; they explore the importance of preserving "caring"…

The authors report a study, the primary purpose of which was to determine the validity of a 2-year experimental secondary school counselling program during which all referrals were voluntary on the part of students. Data were collected to determine student preferences for a compulsory counselling program versus a voluntary, self-referral program,…

This collection of 43 professional papers includes discussions by experts in the fields of psychiatry, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, vocational rehabilitation counseling, employment counseling, sociology and social work. Major topic sections are: (1) The Concept of Cure Versus the Reality of Improvement, (2) Personal Problems of the…

Responding to the need for improved vocational counseling services, the National Advisory Council has made specific recommendations to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Recommendations include: (1) work experience for vocational counselors, (2) the infusion of individuals with rich backgrounds in business, industry, and labor into…

This conference report focuses on improving instruction and guidance in the junior college. Three main speeches are presented: (1) "Improving Instruction Through Setting of Behavioral Objectives," (2) "Faculty Development for the Improvement of Instruction and Guidance," and (3) "Implications for Student Personnel Programs From What We Know About…

This program was a recycling of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I Clinical-Guidance Program for pupils in designated non-public schools, for 1966-70. The project supplied the consulting and clinical services of psychologists, social workers, and guidance counselors for the staff, pupils, and parents of pupils in designated non-public…