This qualitative study explores career counseling and guidance services as provided to students engaged in career and technical education programs at three sites in the United States. The sites, consisting of high schools and community colleges, were part of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's 5-year studies of…

Responses from 42 of 49 Utah schools in which students are required to develop Student Educational and Occupational Plans indicated a high percentage of improvements in career-related activities since implementation of the comprehensive guidance model. Greater parental involvement was cited; remaining obstacles included counselor-to-student…

In response to public concern, the Utah Comprehensive Guidance Program Model was developed with guidance as a full-fledged education program. Adoption of the model in middle/junior high schools and high schools, and the relationship of training in the model and state funding are discussed in the "Introduction." The situation prior to…

This publication provides information on the strategies used by Seattle (Washington) Public Schools' counseling service and tech prep counselor to integrate the tech prep concept into comprehensive counseling activities. It begins with a rationale for tech prep and information on enrollment. These six strategies are then detailed: (1) appoint a…

This handbook is designed to provide local school districts with a systematic approach to planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive career development guidance program, based on the "National Career Development Guidelines" and locally identified student and community needs. Section 1 provides the program's philosophy,…

The South Carolina Comprehensive Career Guidance Program provides a framework for local districts to evolve a program that meets the specific career development needs of their district's elementary through high school students. The model provides students with the information and experience necessary to develop competencies that will help them…

This handbook presents management techniques, program ideas, and student activities for building comprehensive secondary career guidance programs. Part 1 (chapter 1) traces the history of guidance to set the stage for the current emphasis on comprehensive programs, summarizes four representative models for designing comprehensive programs, and…