The author offers a program for a group of irresponsible, uncommitted, unproductive, and generally maladjusted boys. The program aims at increased school attendance, improved grades, increased peer acceptance, decreased school suspension, increased willingness to accept legitimate authority and increased educational and vocational aspirations.…

A guidance dean discusses the new role of the counselor. Using a team approach, the guidance dean develops a priority of "job targets" in behavioral terms for aiding students. Evaluation is done by assessing his performance in achieving these job targets. (CG)

This description of the formation of local family life councils in North Carolina is offered for the guidance that it may provide others in establishing family life councils at the community level. Comments follow by J. Obert Kepson and Ruth H. Jewson. (Author)

In an attempt to provide vocational guidance services to all students, a differentiated staffing pattern is recommended. This program would use the services of four categories of personnel: (1) paraprofessional, (2) guidance teacher, (3) school counselor, and (4) specialist/coordinator. (SB)

Describes how guidance (counseling) was integrated into school life and involves all school personnel at a middle school. Discusses structures such as "home base" and interdisciplinary teams, as well as the middle school counselor's role. (SR)

Compares developments in Britain, France, and Germany, focusing on the trends toward marketing adult career guidance services. Describes how Germany's centralized system and the quasi-market based system in France might apply in Britain. (JOW)

Outlines the usefulness of discourse for guidance and counseling; explains how discourse can solve theory-practice problems. Maps and locates guidance and counseling practice in relation to six discourses: user, practitioner, professional, manager, policymaker, academic. Contains 39 references. (SK)

The research evidence suggests that strong instructional leaders greatly can impact teaching and learning. There also is increasing recognition that instructional coaches can play an effective role in improving classroom-level practices. A natural way for school leaders to take on the role of instructional leader is to serve as a "chief" coach for…

To examine the convergent and discriminant validity of the scales on the "Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Third Edition" [DIAL-3; Mardell-Czudnowski, C., and Goldenberg, D.S. (1998). "Developmental indicators for the assessment of learning-third edition." Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service,…

Engines, in their many forms and functions, have had a tremendous impact on society and the environment. It is hard for the contemporary student to fathom a world without trains, cars, trucks, powerboats, and airplanes. With the fascination, history, impacts, and importance of engines to modern society, it is only natural that engine technology…

Communities of practice (COPs) are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better through interacting with one another (Wenger 1998). Communities of practice have enormous potential to support and sustain quality care and education within a community and, in fact, are doing so. Businesses and…

The report covers a project in the Bangor junior high schools running from the first week in October 1973 to the last week in April 1974. The study sought to find a way to upgrade the career guidance program at the junior high level with little cost in counselor time. Three junior high schools supplied the ninth grade students to be used for…