The purpose of this study was to investigate the: (1) formal guidance preparation of industrial arts teachers, (2) vocational guidance resources available to industrial arts teachers, (3) opinions of industrial arts teachers toward vocational guidance, and (4) vocational guidance functions performed by industrial arts teachers. A nationwide sample…

This study was designed to examine the validity and test-retest reliability of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) for 61 adult women. The VPI was administered at the beginning of a group guidance program and the preference for Holland's six personality styles - intellectual, conventional, enterprising, realistic, social, artistic -…

Prepared by the Research and Development Division of the American College Testing (ACT) Program, this handbook contains information pertaining to the ACT Career Planning Program, a guidance program for students considering and entering post-high school career education programs. The primary instrument of the Career Planning Program is a Career…

Proceedings of the 10th Conference of 100+ in New York City, which focused on Adult Basic Education, comprise this document. More than 150 participants and guests from 23 states and Canada attended the conference. Part I of the proceedings reports on the various sessions. The 45 papers presented at the conference are provided in Part II. The…

The Summer 1972 program, funded under Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, consisted of reading and mathematics instruction, instruction in physical education and art, guidance and testing, speech therapy, and a preschool program for entering first grade children. Instruction in reading and mathematics was based on the results of the…

In order to provide a direct service to parents and to mobilize a cooperative effort between school and home, a series of group counseling sessions were planned. The project was designed to permit flexibility in group composition, goals attempted, discussion contents, meeting times, and physical arrangements. The initial lack of formal direction…

This paper is concerned with the counselor's impact on career education in the elementary school. It stresses the importance of career education in contemporary society. Career development is enhanced by career education, which in this paper means organizing the basic subjects, K-12, around the theme of career opportunities and requirements in the…

The organization and administration of guidance services must be person-oriented and future-directed, utilizing a systems approach for developmental planning and evaluation in order to satisfy demands for accountability in education. Focusing specifically upon systems analysis, ST-benefit analysis, computer-assisted counseling and related…

In the 1970-71 school year, 24 of the 28 local school districts in New York City submitting proposals for the organization of projects to be funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 had provided for some degree of non-public participation in a total of 53 separate projects. The evaluation reported here is limited…

A 3-DAY CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO DEFINE AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF TECHNICAL SCHOOLS RELATIVE TO STUDENTS WHO LACK THE NECESSARY REQUISITES TO ENTER AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF STUDY. REPRESENTATIVES FROM TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FROM THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WERE…

GROUP WORK IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR DEALING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONAL ASPECTS OF GUIDANCE AND OF ASSISTING CHILDREN WHO SHOW A DEFEATING SELF-CONCEPT OR AN INABILITY TO RELATE TO OTHERS. GROUP WORK IS AN EFFICIENT WAY OF DEALING WITH GROWING NUMBERS OF MALADJUSTED CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS. THE FORCE OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL GROUP IS…

A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF MALADJUSTED CHILDREN (GRADES 2 TO 12) IN SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF ADDITIONAL STAFF AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE WAS EVALUATED. DATA WERE GATHERED PRIMARILY BY OBSERVATIONS, INTERVIEWS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE--(1) IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO HAVE FEWER BUT BETTER…

This project was developed from an overall need in Humacao, Puerto Rico, for an occupation information program at all levels of the educational system to provide more knowledge about the new employment opportunities resulting from Humacao's changing labor market. Since prior to project implementation, schools were characterized by no activities…

The author describes an interdisciplinary approach for development of a modular curriculum. Teachers and counselors cooperated and through the use of personal growth techniques and Gestalt principles helped students to personalize and internalize the curriculum. (SE)

A discussion of a three-day career education program for high school students at Fresno, California, is presented. Three career guidance instruments are described. (MDR)