In this study, it was aimed to determine to what extent the problems detected at the guidance and supervision reports could be solved and in this context, to what degree these visits were functional. So, with a qualitative research approach, data were obtained at two stages and analyzed through NVivo 7 software. At the first stage, the guidance…

Successful guidance work in a public school setting calls for an approach oriented toward implementing educational goals. A major factor in this process is the structure of the guidance department. (Author/WY)

States the need for elementary school guidance programs in Tennessee. Discusses three aspects of guidance programs: proposed features (preventive counseling, home-school relationships, parent involvement), facilitators, and goals (guidance integration in the total school program). (SB)

Discusses fledgling field of elementary guidance, ways in which it differs from secondary guidance, and ways in which counselors can make programs more meaningful for themselves, students and parents. (CJ)

An instructional program in guidance can help prevent accumulation of pressures and frustrations, and contribute toward reduction of guidance needs of children. Regular classroom teachers trained in techniques of group interaction can be more effective in implementing an instructional program in guidance than school counselors. (Author)

This monograph is designed to assist individual schools to plan for, organize, implement, and manage their own elementary school guidance programs. Those school districts supporting a centralized team planning approach to program development will also find the monograph useful, but may wish to adapt some of the suggestions to fit their own…

The STAR System is a developmental guidance approach to be used with elementary school children in the 5th or 6th grades. Two basic purposes underlie STAR: to increase learning potential and to enhance personal growth and development. STAR refers to 4 basic skills: sensory, thinking, adapting, and revising. Major components of the 4 skills are:…

Suggests that mandates to successful programs include knowledge of work world, and its broadly defined dimensions, social changes influencing workers, factors in career planning relationships between education and future plans, and acquisitions of more effective decision making skills. (Author/CJ)

Study reports pupils' views of the guidance system in Scotland, considers pupils' potential to contribute to school self-evaluation and improvement, and what their involvement in evaluation might mean for the future development of guidance provision. Highlights the importance of the pupils' perspective and identifies fundamental issues which have…

The overall objective of this study was to develop an occupational unit based on specific learning objectives and to evaluate its effectiveness as a learning experience for a class of fifth grade students. (Author)

This guide is designed to assist counselors responsible for the development and implementation of guidance programs at the elementary school level, and is based on the philosophy that guidance programs should be both comprehensive and developmental. The following areas are addressed: (1) program planning; (2) counselor job descriptions and role in…

The Elementary School Guidance Cooperative was designed to aid isolated school districts exhibiting financial and resource deficiencies in the area of elementary guidance. There were 3 major purposes of the program. The first was to provide an opportunity for children to develop to their fullest potential through early identification and the…

The second of three articles on elementary school personnel services, this one discusses possible relationships between pupil personnel workers and other staff members which would improve learning climates, particularly for those who are classroom problems because they cannot learn under existing conditions. (CJ)