Provides an overview of technology education. Defines the field, identifies opportunities within the field, and comments on the role of the International Technology Education Association. (CH)

Presents case example and evaluation of group counselor supervision. Describes how experiential client-centered and didactic supervision methods were employed to achieve four key supervisory goals within an interpersonally oriented developmental framework. Attempts to document actual practice of group supervision over the course of the group life…

Discusses Ethiopia's expanding educational system. Reports on such factors as the influence of socialism on education, the emergence of female education, language barriers in the classroom, adult literacy initiatives, community participation, and improved teacher preparation. (BSR)

Suggests strategies to guide elementary school counselors who are implementing developmental guidance programs. These include sharing the responsibility with teachers, targeting populations and students, reaching the largest number of students possible, mobilizing peer facilitators, managing counselor time, and being accountable. (ABL)

Outlines potential developmental concerns of intercollegiate athletes. Suggests a psychoeducational programming model and discusses implementation and evaluation considerations of such a model. (Author/NB)

Examines effects of mentoring relationship on young person's self-perception or identity and decision-making skills. Contends that lasting impacts of mentoring can occur only when relationships move successfully through early trust-building stages. Provides developmental model for building effective mentoring relationships and concrete guidelines…

Reviews and evaluates the past ten years of policy development of democratized school government in the United Kingdom. Specifically examines the Taylor Committee of 1975, the Taylor Report of 1977, and subsequent development of policy through 1980, including the proposed 1986 Education Bill and Education Act. (BSR)

Identifies need for more research, education, and services for males about adolescent pregnancy and parenthood to augment their social and familial learning experiences. Makes case for more participation by schools in achieving better balance between males and females in preparing for parenthood or prevention of pregnancy. Describes…

Highlights major aspects in the planning and redesign of the guidance program in medium-sized community consisting of 2 high schools, 4 middle schools, and 16 elementary schools. Concludes that comprehensive school counseling programs benefit students; and the collaborative efforts of schools, community, and university personnel improve the…

Explores reasons for the lack of developmental guidance programs in Catholic elementary schools. Presents a developmental guidance model to encourage total development of all students. Describes resources for elementary school guidance including shared personnel and intern programs, and presents guidelines from public school programs. (JAC)

Makes suggestions for organizing and coordinating an advising system. A delivery system is described that assumes a general advising staff and support systems related to three student developmental goals. (Author)

Describes project designed to create an outline of model developmental program that American School Counselor Association could use to assist school counselors in moving toward implementation of developmental counseling and guidance programs in their schools. Notes that model addresses students' developmental tasks and special issues, school…

Explains China's poverty at specific social levels and as a whole. Deals with overall issues such as: (1) the commodity economy; (2) China's sixth-five year plan; (3) rural industrialization; (4) the poor educational system; (5) unevenly developed territory; (6) persistant feudal problems; and (7) isolation from the world. Concludes by defining…

Discusses the unique role of the counseling profession. The definition of the profession lies in the association name: American Association for Counseling and Development. Suggests counselors integrate developmental theory systematically into the practice of counseling. Summarizes alternative developmental models along with their implications for…

Describes a developmental group training workshop for training experienced counselors to do group counseling. Discusses stages of training including exploration, understanding, and action, which can help counselors learn helping skills for counseling that can often transfer to their own interpersonal lives and interactions with others. (JAC)