Describes the Educational and Career Exploration System (1969), its use in one school, some results of a current evaluation study. Basic computer involved is the IBM 360. Presented at Fourth International Congress of Education and Vocational Guidance. (Author/CJ)

Discusses advantages and disadvantages of utilizing computer information systems in making career and educational alternatives decisions, describes three types of computer-based guidance systems currently available, and describes three direct inquiry systems with monitoring--Educational and Career Exploration System, System of Interactive Guidance…

Students in six Dayton, Ohio, high schools use computers to seek information on jobs, careers, colleges, and financial aid for college. (DW)

This article summarizes the results of the field trial of DISCOVER, a computerized, interactive career guidance system intended to be used with students in grades seven to 12. (Author)

Secondary school guidance and technical instructional personnel worked together to arrange a computer program for shop enrollment so that students could select and be placed in desired courses according to their technical marks, course availability, and space limitations. The program provided immediate information on alternate areas and let…

This is the report of the field trial and evaluation of an experimental computer-assisted guidance system designed for use by junior and senior high school students. This trial was designed to determine the system's applicability and feasibility in a secondary school setting. It sought also to obtain information on the outcome of its use, both in…

The workplace is changing, and both education for employment in the workplace and a subset of the educational system that is directed towards meeting the career development needs of students and adult workers will also change. The basic four-part model of career guidance will continue to be useful. The tools and techniques that are used in each…

Preliminary results of an evaluation conducted by the Center for Career Education for the Maine Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (MOICC) are presented. This evaluation focuses on the impact of the Guidance Information System (GIS), a computer information system, developed by MOICC. Data indicate that GIS has had an impact on career…

This document contains four bibliographies and two sets of abstracts of materials on computer-assisted guidance systems. The first bibliography contains references pertaining to the use of the computer-assisted guidance system, DISCOVER. The cited documents are classified as theoretical foundations, evaluation and research reports, program…

A conference set the stage for the development of European Community (EC) policy in the field of vocational guidance and possible action. Discussion focused on the need for trans-frontier guidance and the need for communication and cooperation between guidance services to support educational and occupational mobility across the EC as a whole. The…

This study reports an investigation of the Secondary Guidance Program within the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools. Three components were studied: (1) program activities; (2) program management; and (3) program impact. Findings from numerous surveys and from a job analysis of guidance personnel were reported. The greatest number of concern…

Placement service rationale and organization of the Western Computer Assisted Placement Service (WCAPS) of Baltimore County, Maryland, are described in this manual. (The overall focus of WCAPS is to provide junior and senior high school students, through existing programs, a method of matching their career goals with an occupational setting where…

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…