GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IS A SERVICE TO ASSIST ALL CHILDREN IN MAKING MAXIMUM USE OF THEIR ABILITIES. IT ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY EARLY THE INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUPIL. STATISTICS INDICATE THAT IN THE FUTURE, JOBS WILL DEMAND EVEN MORE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. SINCE POTENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE…

THE FINDINGS OF RECENT RESEARCH STUDIES AND CURRENT SCHOOL PRACTICES WERE FORMULATED IN TERMS OF GUIDELINES WHICH SCHOOLS COULD USE AS CRITERIA IN STRENGTHENING THEIR PROVISIONS FOR HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR LEARNING POTENTIAL. UNDERACHIEVEMENT IS AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. IT RESULTS IN FAILURE TO COMPLETE HIGH…

The American Vocational Association and the National Vocational Guidance Association established a joint commission in 1971 to prepare a position paper on the basic elements of career development and to examine its potential for all education from kindergarten to adulthood. The paper is a partial response to this need in that it describes the…

The papers read at the Student Personnel Workshop sponsored by the GT 70 Consortium of Junior Colleges are presented. The workshop, held at William Rainey Harper College, was attended by representatives from ten junior colleges from ten states. Presentations included: Exceptional Practices in Junior College Student Personnel Programs, A…

This study is based on national guidelines established by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision but adapted to Minnesota certification standards. This study sheds light on the quality of counselor education in Minnesota, and it clearly points the direction colleges and universities must take if they are to meet the needs of…

This annotated bibliography includes research and innovative programs on vocational orientation. The emphasis is upon increasing student awareness of career possibilities at all grade levels through effective exploratory programs. Suggestions for program development are included. (NS)

All professional persons engage in a number of activities, but they perform one major function, and their profession is designated by a word which indicates this major function. Counselors are usually called guidance counselors, partly because of their many other activities besides counseling, and partly because many counselors do little or no…

This report describes the findings and recommendations of a study of guidance and pupil services in Massachusetts. Its purpose was to identify guidelines and directions for continued development of pupil services in Massachusetts. The first chapter gives the scope of pupil services including: (1) guidance, (2) counseling, (3) remedial help, (4)…

A workshop on vocational guidance was conducted to meet a continuing counselor-teacher-administrator need for assistance in identifying and encouraging students in technically oriented careers. The following presentations are reported in their entirety: (1) Vocational Rehabilitation Program; (2) Students with Special Needs; (3) Basic Elements of…

The teacher and administrator perceptions of various aspects of guidance services were examined by means of a questionnaire given to 145 administrators and 863 teachers. The questionnaire contained 50 items based on counselors' rationale and their specific functions. The first 21 items were rated on a seven-point scale; in the remainder, the…

A model for an accountable guidance program, this plan presents realistic performance goals for the practicing counselor, for school administrators, for parents, and for teachers. As their contribution to accomplishing the school's goals for its students, the counselors accept several very general responsibilities: (1) to provide every student…

The Kimberly Guidance Program is an example of the type of program that can be implemented in a small rural school district. Teachers aid the counselor by introducing career development units in their classrooms. The main goal of the program is to develop a model of a guidance program to serve students in grades K-12 that is developmental in…

(Available from the Michigan Association of Middle School Educators, 406 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; $5.00 single copy)

Kaminsky and Nelson's method for estimating the times of future "success" from the times of earlier "successes" in the same sample is discussed in terms of its potential applications to long term psychological treatment, research, or training programs. (Author/JKS)

This systems approach provides a model for planning an elementary school guidance program based on the guidance needs of a particular school and its population, including organization, needs assessment, decision making, structure, and evaluation. (Author)