The success of career education will depend in no small measure on the input of the guidance and counseling component to make it possible for students to choose knowledgeably from among all careers open to them. (Author)

Study results suggest that a guidance experience designed to test appropriateness of choice can be beneficial even after a college major has been chosen. (CJ)

The purpose of the Career and Educational Planning Program, a nine-week course at Pioneer Senior High School in San Jose, California, is to help students assess their personal characteristics, study career opportunities, and set tentative long range goals. It is a good example of federal funds having a long-lasting impact on a school. The program…

To deliver career guidance services to the secondary school students of the State College Area High School, a career resource center was established and a career counselor provided for the school. Six general areas of activity are described: (1) a library of resource materials, (2) an attractive and appropriate space for counseling or for…

This handbook presents guidelines for the functioning of academic advisors in a high school setting. The sections of the handbook deal with contacting advisees, contacting parents of advisees, academic advising, student testing and career counseling. Brief suggestions are made for the advisor's functioning in each of these areas, and examples of…

The authors discuss how individual counselors and agencies can facilitate the vocational development of older adults. (CH)

This article describes a seven step program for effective career planning, together with practical considerations, philosophy, and concepts that ideally merge both counseling and placement. (Author)

In response to intended future California legislation which would allot state aid to schools on the basis of how well each educational program met its stated objectives, the Comprehensive Career Guidance System (CCGS) was developed. It is a systematic approach to the development and evaluation of guidance oriented objectives and related…

A description of the beginning, growth, and present status of the highly successful placement service of the Baltimore City Public Schools, an extension of guidance service, was given. A broad spectrum of activities of the placement service will range through earn-learn programs with special emphasis on the "general" student; the co-involvement of…

Guidelines on how placement should fit into the total school setting and in particular into career education as it becomes better established are discussed in this paper, one of a series on critical issues in vocational-technical education. The school counselor is viewed as the coordinator of the total career guidance, counseling, and placement…

Innovative program aids counselors to ensure that students' activities are congruent with their professional goals. (CJ)

At this symposium on career education and the school counselor, three researchers spoke about a project on which they have been working which involves field-testing and evaluating 61 career education units that are to be infused into the present public school curriculum, K-12. This project explores the implications of the school-based model as it…

The booklet provides some guidelines and suggestions around which career guidance programs may design their standards. It discusses and briefly outlines some recent legislation, publications, speeches, and committee actions which deal with the objectives and methods of career guidance. It lists 10 assumptions which should be considered when…