Five phases for establishing and improving Pre-K-12 comprehensive guidance and counseling programs serve as the organizational framework for this enduring, influential textbook written for counselor educators and their students, school leaders, practicing school counselors, and state or district supervisors. The fifth edition of this bestseller…

Educators have an imperative to help students not only get into college but also flourish when they arrive. The evidence is clear that many students are not prepared. Schools can and must do better than pretty good, and highly qualified school librarians, working in concert with all members of the learning community, can help ensure that students…

This study explores factors affecting the involvement of regular secondary school teachers in the whole-school approach to guidance and counselling by interviewing 12 secondary school teachers in Hong Kong. Emerging themes include teachers' ownership of their role in student guidance and counselling, the alignment of their disposition with…

Comprehensive developmental guidance and counselling model is a 21st century school counselling intervention emphasizing school guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive counselling services and system support. The aims of this paper therefore, were to articulately define comprehensive guidance and counselling within the…

Recent publications raise three concerns about the traditional senior year: it lacks rigor, it fails to provide students with clear pathways to work and postsecondary education, and it does not prepare students for a successful transition from high school to post-secondary experiences. These documents suggest that high schools should transform the…

How can a high school advisory and mentoring program be established? Schools report that more and more students seem to slip through the cracks or are lost in the shuffle. More students fail ninth grade than any other grade level. William Glasser (1986) estimates that schools fail to engage more than half the students because they fail to fulfill…

This document presents a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Validation Summary to be completed by the superintendent of each school district within a Vocational Education Planning District in Ohio. Respondents are requested to verify that the comprehensive guidance and counseling program within the school district meets the requirements…

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)

This qualitative study investigated Hong Kong teachers' perception of a whole-school approach to guidance and its practice. Findings revealed that teachers perceived a whole-school approach as fostering student development and as a system of management. Teacher dedication, communication, and team spirit were considered as facilitating factors for…

This book describes three guidance programs which have a solid conceptual foundation and have been field validated through extensive and successful use in school programs across the country. The first chapter presents "The Comprehensive Guidance Program Model" by Norman C. Gysbers. This guidance program model reintegrates guidance into the…

This document presents a report evaluating the K-12 comprehensive guidance program of the San Diego City Schools which emphasizes findings of the evaluation. The description of the methodology of the study indicates that various surveys and instruments were used to collect data at the elementary and secondary level from administrators, head…

Describes the New Hampshire Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program, a multiyear project initiated in the 1987-1988 school year to reshape the direction of guidance and counseling program in the state. Looks at early acceptance of the project, the monitoring network and peer training, and major phases of development. (NB)

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…

The purpose of the Phoenix Elementary School District's Competency-Based Guidance Program is to provide middle-school students with a developmental and proactive guidance program. The competencies emphasize positive coping skills in the Educational, Career, and Personal/Social Domains. The competencies represent knowledge, attitudes, and skills…

This fact sheet presents an overview of problems in designing comprehensive guidance programs and a rationale for a new direction. Five guidelines for a new comprehensive program are discussed: (1) build on existing program; (2) use teamwork approach; (3) identify desired student outcomes; (4) plan program activities related to outcomes; and (5)…