The influence of the Scottish Vocational Qualifications initiative, the changing workplace, and accountability demands is spurring growth in adult vocational guidance in Scotland. Local guidance networks are forming, and the need for specialized counselor training is growing. (SK)

Interviews with 12 Scottish guidance practitioners revealed the following: (1) impartiality has different meanings in different contexts; (2) counselors' beliefs and organizational expectations about impartiality may conflict; (3) clients may not see impartial counselors as in their best interests; and (4) unequal power relations between…

Distance learners need practical, emotional, and academic support. The Learning Support Needs Questionnaire is constructed on the following assumptions: (1) it must relate to students' life history; (2) it must help develop critical self-analysis; (3) it should co-opt students into participating; (4) it should facilitate development of an action…

The Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) is a special entity within the National League of Cities (NLC). The YEF Institute helps municipal leaders take action on behalf of the children, youth, and families in their communities. The YEF Institute's first-ever report on The State of City Leadership for Children and Families…

Patterns of classes, grades, and test scores were studied in 3 successive graduating classes of a mid-western suburban high school. Descriptive statistics indicate that the prestigious college group had the highest mean scores on 23 variables. Descriptive discriminant analysis revealed the most influential variables were cumulative grade point…

Counselors can aid students in developing an educational philosophy and, accordingly, help them design an educational program and participate in experiences congruent with the students' goals and values. (Author)

This research was undertaken by the CGCA Role Committee as a preliminary step in gathering opinions regarding counsellor role from the membership. A 53-item Counsellor Role Questionnaire was sent to a randomly chosen sample of 150 CGCA members, their administrators, and their clients. Responses indicate that there is conflict regarding counsellor…

For optimal effectiveness counselors must have accurate knowledge of the cultural, ethnic, and family backgrounds of the children and youth they seek to help. Counselors working in a complex school society which draws its students from various cultures must possess special personal qualities. (Author)

Discusses the problems encountered when counseling a student who does not wish to talk. Suggests that counselors have many objects about office, including games, on which students can focus attention to facilitate movement from nonverbal to verbal. A case study is included. (Author/HMV)

Purpose of this study was to determine whether undergraduate students enrolled in Secondary Education who participated in counseling interview sessions during a semester would view the concepts of counseling and the counseling process as significantly more favorable than would undergraduate students who did not participate. Results support this…

Address to the Southern Regional Meeting o f the California Association of Independent Schools, March 1968.

Selected information sources on vocational and educational guidance material held by the Arkansas University library are listed. Organized by topic, they include information on U.S. colleges and universities, continuing education, financial aid, graduate or professional study, selected guides to study in individual fields, job resumes and…

This paper investigated whom the students at two military junior colleges in Missouri asked for counsel with questions on (1) a present academic situation, (2) their future education, (3) their future vocation, and (4) a personal problem. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference in their choice of advisor for the four…

Educational and training benefits under theG. I. Bill of 1966 exist for Vietnam era and peacetime veterans. In 1974 New York State accounted for 513,000 Vietnam veterans and 248,000 peacetime veterans who are eligible for G.I. educational benefits, but only half of those eligible had applied for available benefits. Lack of adequate outreach and…