Pre-K Now was created as a part of a major grant-making strategy of The Pew Charitable Trusts to assist national and state leaders to design and implement sound, research-based policies that support voluntary access to high-quality pre-K for all three- and four-year-old children in the United States. Pre-K Now's vision is a nation in which every…

In this article the author maintains that high school counselors are pressured by their colleagues, students and parents and by their own standards but that all who apply the pressure must share in the accountability. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Atlanta, Georgia, October…

The counselor's role in many schools has been badly defined. This article considered research that evaluated counselors and counseling programs with a view toward developing counselor training which would answer many pressing educational needs. (Author/RK)

Traditionally, the psychometric qualities of instruments used in guidance research are not reported and concerns of validity are passed over lightly. This article examines this problem by delineating instrument development from the identification of content through initial validation processes. Procedures for item selection, item validation, and…

Describes two career decision-making programs. One enrolls students in a professional curriculum and in an independent study course in which the student reads about careers and interviews people off campus. The other involves a contract method to allow students in a school-without-walls to train for and explore specific careers. (SE)

This monograph describes how the comprehensive guidance model is transforming elementary-secondary school guidance and counseling programs in schools across the country. It incorporates the ideas and experiences of 12 guidance program developers in the actual use of the comprehensive guidance model in diverse school and cultural settings. The book…

A survey was conducted to determine the nature of career education programs provided for gifted/talented (G/T) students in the West Kentucky service region. Thirteen gifted coordinators completed questionnaires on programing. All respondents indicated that some type of pull out program was employed for their G/T students. Fifteen percent also…

This paper describes the use and challenges of microcomputers in guidance and counseling. Following introductory remarks on the technological advancement of computers and their impact, currently available career guidance systems, testing systems (including psychological testing, interviewing, and test preparation), administrative systems, and…

A study group was formed to investigate effective elementary guidance programs. The group asked all elementary guidance counselors in Kentucky to nominate effective programs in the state. The names of exemplary programs in five other states were also requested. Open-ended interviews were conducted with principals (N=26) and/or counselors (N=22)…

This paper describes a developmental guidance program on the topic of children and crises from kindergarten through grade eight. Many crises that children may deal with are discussed, including accidents, illness, death of a loved one, family problems, and moving. A crisis education response program developed and initiated to facilitate an…

This document argues that packaged guidance curriculum activities are intended for general populations and often fail to address the needs of certain communities or to be responsive to specific events. A process is then presented which enables counselors to design their own activities. The process described is based on an experiential learning…

This account of the author's service as a consultant to groups that provide "alternative social services" for young people presents first a historical perspective, then a brief sketch of two alternative service projects he has worked with, and finally an actual description of his work as a consultant. (JM)

Describes a counseling program wherein parents, teachers, student and supportive personnel interact to asses student's problems and decide on intervention strategies. (HMV)

In order to evaluate the attitudes of the student body of a senior high school toward the school's guidance and counseling services, The Counseling Attitude Scale (CAS), a five-point Likert type instrument developed in 1955 by A. L. Form, was administered to a stratified cluster sample of the school population. The sample size was 320. The…

Transcripts for each of four audiovisual presentations, components of the Career Planning Support System (CPSS), are contained in this package. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system designed to provide information for local high schools to design, implement, and evaluate an upgraded career guidance program. CPSS describes how…