The middle-level counselor's role is to work with teachers and administrators to build a program based on young adolescents' unique characteristics, the interrelationship of school and home life, and the importance of peer and adult relationships. The counselor participates as an interdisciplinary team member, provides teachers with relevant…

Grade seven students participated in a developmental guidance program designed around writing two journal entries a week for the school year. Students wrote about individual tasks and issues. Results indicate the writing process and class discussions which followed seemed to facilitate emotional, social, and academic growth. (Author)

This study examined the factors influencing the commitment of part-time faculty to developmental advising. The study was based on a theoretical framework which suggests that developmental advising is a learning experience that involves interaction of students and faculty members. The data for the study were collected during a 1992 survey of 969…

This guide supports the central objective of ensuring that young people enjoy the best possible introduction to, and experience of, work-related learning through strong partnerships between schools and colleges. The process of self-evaluation using quality indicators has already had a significant and positive impact on the quality of provision in…