WITH SIX PERSONS TO STAFF THE SUMMER CAMP. THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES WERE SET--(1) TO GAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DROPOUTS, (2) TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS NO LONGER IN CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL, (3) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION FOR DROPOUTS, (4) TO PROVIDE A LIAISON BETWEEN THE DROPOUT, THE SCHOOL, AND…

HUMAN TALENT IS MUCH TOO PRECIOUS TO BE STIFLED AND WASTED. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD BE SOUGHT OUT, UNCOVERED, AND DEVELOPED IN THE SCHOOLS. HIGHER HORIZONS IS A QUEST FOR THE KIND OF EDUCATION WHICH, ADJUSTED TO THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WILL ENABLE THEM TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CHILDREN ON AN EQUAL BASIS AND TO RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE…

THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD PROVIDE A BROAD GENERAL EDUCATION FOR ALL, WITH A PHASED CURRICULUM CENTERED ON MAJOR, SERVICEABLE IDEAS. IT SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND GUIDANCE. IN A COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT, IT CAN TRULY INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION. SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS ON WHICH THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE DISTRICT ARE BASED…

Elementary and secondary school counselors in Nebraska were assessed in terms of their views on the need to be able to perform certain professional and job-related responsibilities and the adequacy of their college preparation to prepare them to meet those responsibilities. A survey instrument, based on a needs assessment model, was developed to…

This application booklet was designed to assist elementary-secondary education counselors to gain an understanding of the manifestations and effects of sex discrimination and sex bias in education, to gain an understanding of Title IX, and to attain skills and capability for the development and implementation of policies, programs and management…

The aims, objectives, practices, and future of school guidance programs in each of the 10 Canadian provinces, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories are explored. Department of education officials and superintendents of education most responsible for school guidance services were questioned in interviews covering six areas of concern, lasting…

This regional conference assessed the status of guidance programs as they relate to area vocational-technical schools (AVTS), and formulated strategies for improvement in this area. The discussions of the following issues are summarized: (1) providing a balanced educational experience, (2) effective communications between sending schools and AVTS,…

The purpose of this guide is to share with teachers, administrators, and counselors recommendations involving some facets of child development and some basis for vocational decision making. Vocational guides are presented for Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12. Elements of each guide include: Introduction; objectives of…

This report presents a narrative and evaluative description of the operations of South Central Educational Service Unit's (SCESU) pupil personnel services, serving 36 secondary schools in southern Indiana. The main topics discussed include: (1) the history of SCESU's mobile counseling services, (2) a description of the geographical area, (3) the…

This is a program guide for foreign student advisors and administrators in universities. Foreign students new to the United States should have both initial orientation and long-term continuous orientation. Suggestions for an orientation program are given. A program needs both planning and organization into general, non-academic, and academic…

This brief paper presents the concept of transition counseling between a junior high school and its feeder school(s), designed to make the change from elementary into junior high less traumatic. Aside from routine sixth grade counseling, the counselors expanded their base of counseling to include all types of problems as well as all grade levels.…

An extensive self-study has provided considerable information about the guidance and counseling services in the State College Area School District. Appropriate personnel have stated 21 objectives for these services as well as recommendations to implement these objectives. The latter deal with: (1) providing adequate and continuous guidance and…

The Career Planning Seminar was developed by a committee of Schoolcraft Community College counselors for the purpose of facilitating career decision-making in groups. This group structure was adapted from the Systematic Career Counseling Process (used for individual counseling). The program is primarily a guide for counselors and suggests a format…

The evaluation identifies the 19 vocational education planning districts reviewed by Ohio's Program Review for Improvement, Development and Expansion (PRIDE) during 1973-74. Components of the review program included: (1) administrative review by the local superintendent, (2) process variable review with a lay advisory committee, (3) product review…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The focus of this module is training staff personnel to determine program goals and objectives. On completion of the readings and activities of this module the reader will be able to use current…