A brief summary is given of Titles I, II, IV, and V of the Education Amendments of 1976 as they relate to vocational education. Cites new guidance and counseling provisions and focuses on sex bias. (Editor/HD)

Current economic, industrial, occupational, and social changes in the U.S. are having substantial impact on the academic and career and technical education programs in our public schools. As a result, students and their parents, need assistance in navigating the school system and accessing information so they can make informed decisions about…

This report is designed to provide information on the model developed for the career advisor (CA) program at the Florida State University (FSU) Career Center. The program serves the dual role of providing career services to the students along with training the next generation of career services providers. Since the career advisors who work in the…

Worldwide restricted roles based on gender and imposed by culture diminish girls' self-esteem, undermine their ambition, and limit their potential. Girls and young women move towards adulthood in social systems that negatively affect them educationally, psychologically, and physically. This paper describes "Horizons: 2000," a unique developmental…

What schools are doing by way of using their staffs more effectively in the instruction of youth is explored here as the author reports his findings in NASSP's exemplary program files. (Editor)

This article described a pragmatic approach for conducting the institutional research that an organization must do in order to remain a dynamic entity, i.e., one which develops and changes within its environmental setting. (Author/RK)

The three Developmental Guidance Experiences

Promoting career education in the elementary school and tips on career guidance activities are the topics of articles presented here. (JC)

The results of this survey suggest that there is basic agreement in the fundamental duties performed by the director of guidance, although a great deal of variation exists in the title given that post. (Author)

The teacher-advisor'' concept is one method by which the impersonalization of students in large school systems can be minimized. The classroom teachers who participate would be chosen by a small group of students thus freeing counselors for crisis situations, referrals, and for providing in-service and consultive services for the teaching staff.…

A former center director talks about the Job Corps. (Editor)

This paper asks school psychologists to view themselves as others see them, namely as special educators see them function. It challenges the school psychologist to join with the special educator in establishing a team which is capable of activating a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional relationship. (Author)

The article describes a pupil tutoring pupil program. (BY)

A guidance clinic program for disruptive students, based on behavior modification theory and positive reinforcement, has proven effective in dealing with junior and senior high school students who ordinarily would be suspended or excluded from school. (AN)

Study investigates applicability to educational planning by developing a computerized interview capable of implementation by schools possessing a medium sized third generation computer. Results indicate that computers can relieve counselors of essentially clerical chores so they can devote more time to intensive student counseling. Sample…