The concluding project of the Alliance for Guidance of Rural Youth resulted in this report, which is designed to evaluate the effect of the Title V-A, National Defense Education Act, guidance services in rural education. It also identifies the best features of guidance programs assisted through this funding, and attempts to describe how rural boys…

THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO ENRICH THE EXISTING ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM THROUGH THE USE OF RESIDENT COUNSELORS, (2) TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH CONCERNING THE ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE SERVICES OFFERRED, AND (3) TO EVALUATE THE FUNCTIONING OF RESIDENT COUNSELORS IN AN ON-GOING ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM.…

The elementary counselor program has been operating in the Pittsburgh public schools since 1966. The program is designed to provide and promote the early identification and treatment of those social, psychological, and educational problems which interfere with a child's educational attainment. The 1967-1968 evaluation dealt with two major areas of…

Presents research completed on developmental group guidance meetings. Presents an example of how counselors can document and evaluate the positive reactions their students have to well-organized, weekly group sessions. Provides direction for changes in the group guidance program. (ABB)

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…

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROJECTS STRESSING THE DEVELOPMENTAL-PREVENTIVE APPROACH TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING ARE PRESENTED FOR EVALUATION. ALTHOUGH GENERAL GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED, EACH PROJECT WAS TO EXPERIMENT IN DEVELOPING ITS OWN SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES, PRACTICES, PROCEDURES, AND EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES. SOME 34,592 CHILDREN FROM A…

This composite, descriptive report describes the 23 NDEA Title V-A pilot elementary guidance programs which have operated in Michigan during the fiscal year 1968-69. These short summaries represent condensations obtained from the applications of pilot programs. Each summary includes the district name, the superintendent, the contact person, and…

The present study evaluated differential effectiveness of conceptually distinct consultation programs (ecological, behavioral, and process) in inner-city elementary schools. Program children, evidencing acting-out problems, were monitored through baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases. Significant reductions in observed and rated behavioral…

THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROJECT PROVIDED MANY SERVICES INCLUDING--(1) A PREKINDERGARTEN TESTING PROGRAM INVOLVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASS NORMS AND PARENT MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, (2) INDIVIDUAL STUDIES OF PARTICULAR CHILDREN, (3) COORDINATION OF THE TESTING PROGRAM, (4) INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, (5) PARENT…

THE TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM WERE TO IMPROVE TEACHER ATTITUDES AND THE CHILD'S SELF-CONCEPT THROUGH THE TEACHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP. THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF THE PROGRAM VIEWED GUIDANCE AS A PART OF THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS, EMPHASIZING PREVENTIVE COUNSELING INSTEAD OF REMEDIAL…

This project was designed to provide a new, comprehensive, and sophisticated guidance program to meet the needs of pupils and teachers in nine school districts. The major purpose of the program was to maximize the development of each child, and broadly stated its functions included the following: (1) inservice activities to extend and enrich…

This study is concerned with an examination of the area counsellor services in Vancouver elementary schools and the support program of training for area counsellors. Information, opinions and suggestions were sought from a wide number of individuals and agencies having some connection with or interest in the services. It is recognized first of all…

Examined perceived effectiveness of elementary guidance programs in Tennessee public schools representing various student-to-counselor ratios. Results revealed that elementary school counselors were perceived by students, parents, and staff members as providing valuable service regardless of student-to-counselor ratio. Counselor availability had…

WORKING TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH EFFECTIVE GUIDANCE THROUGH A TEAM (WHOSE FOCAL POINT WAS THE TEACHER), THE GUIDANCE ASSISTANT IN THIS PROJECT OFFERED THE FOLLOWING SERVICES--(1) PROVIDED TEACHERS WITH METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS GUIDANCE WITHIN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH INSERVICE TECHNIQUES AND CONFERENCES, (2) SERVED AS A CONSULTANT TO THE FACULTY,…