Concerns over career counseling continue to be heard on college campuses. Some of these concerns are articulated in this paper in an effort to promote more cost-effective services. The report opens with a discussion of student attrition and reviews the national literature, outlining such reasons for attrition as a lack of clear vocational goals.…

Interviews with 40 women engineering students revealed various difficulties and dissatisfactions they encountered in their engineering programs. Inadequate counseling and advising were identified as major barriers to students' satisfaction. Discusses role models, career guidance, and the career search. Suggests that many of these problems can be…

The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 emphasizes counselor involvement in improving the academic, career, and occupational opportunities of all students. This paper focuses on the problem of defining the role of the school counselor and provides a review of the literature in three areas: (1) student counselees and their needs; (2) the…

Focusing generally on counseling and career planning, this symposium provides (1) a review and critique of guidance and counseling in Malaysian schools, by Amir Awang and Latiff Mirasa; (2) a discussion of the needs of Malaysian youth, by Mohd. Yunus Mohd. Noor; and (3) an abstract of the findings of a study of some aspects of student development…

This publication offers school counselors and school staff a 5-phase planning model for implementing national standards for school counseling programs. The process involves the examination of current school counseling programs; identification of student needs; and selection of activities, strategies, and services to ensure that students achieve…

Article begins by emphasizing the economic benefits of a bachelor's degree. A short discussion of both limitations and virtues of other kinds of postsecondary educational options follows. The basic purpose is to provide information that counselors can use to help students and parents become aware of and understand the many postsecondary options…

In 1985, the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at Arizona State University offered 10 major categories of services to students. Its austere budget allocation was noted as a significant obstacle to an increase in its professional office staff; this led to a concern that the provision of student services was not being optimized. A study was conducted…