A review of the 1979 Elementary Guidance Conference is presented. History of the profession and new developments in the field are discussed. Selected presenters and abstracts are reviewed. (Author/CC)

Reported the impact of Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) System, which is modeled on the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS). Suggested that a statewide career information delivery system could serve as an impetus for generating excitement and new activities in local guidance programs. (LLL)

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)

Describes the overall evaluation framework that is guiding Missouri's efforts to evaluate comprehensive school guidance programs. Views evaluation as ongoing process designed to improve guidance program. Discusses program, personnel, and results evaluation in an outcome-based framework guided by five questions. (Author/NB)

Identifies evaluation methods for school guidance programs and some of the problems that prevent evaluation. Discusses the process of initiating an evaluation in a four-step model and suggests an experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation design as being the most credible. (JAC)

Prospective added secondary school involvement with job placement is of particular concern to those responsible for school policy, finance, curriculum, and administration. Forty considerations are identified which are beneficial in developing content areas of guidance programs. These could be included in career education programs as sub-topics.…

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…

Describes the features of the Lexington, Massachusetts, experience with a Guidance Advisory Committee and offers suggestions for successful advisory committees. Discusses need for committees and reviews literature on advisory committees. Concludes when the need, process, structure, and the will for collaborations exist, there is an improved…

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)

Outlines the development of a new bilingual programming (French immersion) for Canadian schools. Documents the lack of development of adequate guidance service for these programs and presents a needs assessment for the development of guidance and counseling services. (JAC)

Describes the development, implementation, and instrumentation of a needs assessment model for elementary school students, including primary grades. A personal approach, presentation of the needs assessment as an oral script, relevant examples, and student questions are suggested to ensure the success of this activity. (JAC)

Claims important transitions in the life journey become learning experiences in preparation for future journeys. Notes counselor who knows and understands the nature of transitions can use individual counseling and guidance programs to assist students as well as their families in preparing for predictable transitions and in coping with those that…

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…

Economic modernization has transformed traditional meaning of work in South Africa, giving rise to a critical need for education for work. School guidance should take a holistic approach to meeting career counseling needs. (SK)

This document presents the final report on the Education for Career Development program, a 3-year project developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory and Virginia Tech. A project overview describes how the program used counselor education/teacher education/administrator education as a preservice approach for developing attitudes, knowledge,…