This sourcebook is the result of a week-long conference of about 50 "Study Abroad Advisors" held in 1974. The workshop and the sourcebook are the first steps toward professionalizing the field of advising U.S. students who wish an overseas experience. The sourcebook is designed as a complement to the Council on International Educational Exchange's…

The first section of the career guidance handbook provides a brief introduction to the need for career guidance, explains the eight elements and outcomes of career education in the Alabama Career Education Curriculum Model (self-awareness--self-identity, educational awareness--educational identity, career awareness--career identity, economic…

Activities of the second year of a career education project in Weatherford, Texas from July 1974 to June 1975 are documented. A counseling component was established at all levels as well as the development of self-awareness and positive attitudes toward work at the K-7 level, career investigation experiences for grade 8, and exploratory…

The collection of 17 position papers, submitted by coordinators and specialists in vocational education, is the product of a national seminar conducted during 1973, the first year of the vocational evaluation project. [Vocational evaluation has been defined as the process of assessing an individual's physical, mental, and emotional abilities,…

The report describes a career guidance program for grade 10 students at Logan Senior High School involving parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. Parent and student occupational aspirations and knowledge of career development principles and planning were investigated with three groups--tutor-parent-student, parent-student, and student. All…

The development of strong guidance programs that assure a fuller development of the talents of gifted disadvantaged children and youth is held to be one of the best investments America can make at this point in time. Several strategies for instituting solid programs of guidance and counseling services reflecting goals such as remediation,…

This report is the result of an evaluation of the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I programs operated in the Maui District Schools, at the request of the State of Hawaii Department of Education. The evaluation was based on examinations of written documents, i.e., component project proposals, the analysis of achievement test results and…

The vocational guidance program, Creating a Career, is aimed at a target population of disadvantaged youth between the ages of 15 and 25 who are unemployed or underemployed, without a high school education, preparation for an occupation, a knowledge of the world of work, an occupational goal, decision-making skills, skills to find and keep a job,…

The participants in the Second Florida Seminar on Evaluation were divided into two principal groups: Technical Evaluation Information and Evaluation Models in Selected Areas. In the Technical Evaluation Information subgroups, technical material involved in the evaluation process was presented. A topical outline of this material is provided. The…

There is increasing evidence that early detection of children's handicaps, whether social, physical or academic, leads to better adjustments when the problems are treated. More coordination and long range planning regarding early detection of problems should be considered at the elementary school level. In this study, an elementary guidance…

The position taken is that elementary schools need a guidance program and an elementary school guidance counselor who is a regular member of a given school staff. However, it is advocated that elementary guidance should not be merely an extension of the secondary guidance program. The viewpoint taken here is that elementary guidance should be…

Evaluated are several programs for socially maladjusted public school children. These supportive services are an Early Identification Program, Junior Guidance classes, Special Guidance classes, and Career Guidance classes. Assessment focused on implementation of the Board of Education's plan to augment special services in these programs, and on…

This second annual report by the Florida State Department of Education provides brief project descriptions of innovative programs for curricular change in schools. The listing is compiled on the basis of answers to a questionnaire. Part I of the listing is arranged by subject, with a breakdown by elementary, junior high, and senior high school,…

This guide is designed to deal systematically with the problems of career guidance, counseling and placement and suggest solutions. It provides assistance to State and local leaders in guide development and implementation. Chapter 1 defines career guidance, counseling and placement and examines the need for making career guidance, counseling and…

The Community Centered School Support Program, also known as the Bingham Project, is not a new idea but rather a more structured application of an old concept. The plan assists small rural schools with inadequate guidance funds to establish a career information program at a minimum cost using the community, a heretofore untapped resource. The…