Students proved they could successfully demonstrate responsibility and ability in planning experiences connected with career conference at a New York State high school. (CJ)

The State of Texas has piloted a modified VIEW program under the name, Vital Information for Education and Work." (Author)

Discusses the role of the computer in a new educational program which is to provide a flexible system to assist the student to take as much responsibility as possible in the planning and carrying out of his own educational development. (DE)

High school students from the ghetto have special problems that need more attention than mere talk. To help students find solutions to problems, a new guidance program is suggested for the ghetto school, and the Center for Personal Advancement, now in effect at a Philadelphia high school, is offered as one example. (Author)

Availability of information has increased student interest in vocational training. (CJ)

Brief presentation of questionnaire responses concerning role, admission policies curriculum of community college. Indicates need for guidance programs to provide more accurate information to secondary students. (CJ)

Defines need, and needs assessment, and discusses guidance program planning to respond to needs. Offers a suggested procedure for needs assessment consisting of five successive class meetings with students focusing on five different objectives. Provides guidance program response examples. (RC)

Discusses the growing use of computers in counseling, testing, and guidance. Examines potential ethical problems focusing on confidentiality of client data and the use of computer-assisted testing. Outlines principles for ethical use of computer applications emphasizing the need for counselor intervention. (Author/RC)

Translates some beliefs of Invitational Education, a self-concept view of human relations, into a framework of supervisory activities that facilitate the coordination of counseling services and promote the professional development of counselors. (Author)

Delineates Indian River Community College's reasons for placing the college guidance division under the administrative authority of the dean of instruction. Specifies new roles for the dean of students, counselors, and student government. Records successes in terms of transfer rates, student government activities, and instructional programs. (DMM)

Explores Scotland's attempts to make available to school children the advice and support of trained social workers. Compares present developments and trends in Scotland and England and draws attention to current issues. (Author)

In response to criticisms of the guidance profession, the American School Counselor Association sponsored a project to identify exemplary guidance programs throughout the United States. The project yielded a set of standards and distinguished the characteristics and functions of effective counselors. (Author/WD)

Many nations are beginning to implement elementary school guidance and counseling programs. Examples in the German Democratic Republic and Nigeria are presented. The programs are used to implement philosophies on how children should be educated, cared for, and guided. (RC)