The purpose of this study was to identify any relationships between faculty interest in counseling activities and nine selected student advising experiences. The findings indicate that the faculty interest in advising does not affect the way students are advised. (Editor/PG)

This review examines literature on counseling techniques for use with gifted underachievers (GUA). The review begins with a discussion of definitions of underachievement and the various types of underachievement. The paper then evaluates types of counseling, counselor variables, length of counseling intervention, and grade level of counseling.…

Designed for program managers and teacher/recruiter/counselors (TRC's), this handbook provides information on Brevard Community College's Adult Basic Education (ABE) Outreach program. First, background information on the ABE/TRC concept is presented, identifying the major functions of the TRC as counseling through door-to-door contact, conducting…

After discussing the importance of good academic advising, this paper briefly describes the status of advising in 15 community colleges (all but one in New Jersey), highlights especially salient issues, and offers suggestions for the improvement of student advising. Introductory comments point out the benefits of academic advising to the student…

Describes how one middle school organized for better guidance services by developing a team of twelve teachers and two counselors, with each teacher required to spend some specified time in guidance department working with students and counselors. Eventually, the team became a catalyst for better teacher communication. (HMV)

Discusses another dimension of counselor activity that signals radical departure from traditional counseling and guidance functions i.e., the counselor functioning as an agent for social change, particularly seeking changes in the attitudes and institutions of the dominant culture which are prejudicial and inimical to his minority clients. (HMV)

DIRECTIONAL PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR ADMINISTERING THE OVERALL PROGRAM OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE ARE PRESENTED. THE MAJOR EMPHASIS OF THIS GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS UPON OCCUPATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF ALL THE PUPILS. SERVICES OF THE GUIDANCE PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED AT LENGTH. THE KEY IS COUNSELING, OF INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS.…

ACTION AND PLANS OF THE MADISON PROJECT TO GIVE RATIONAL GUIDANCE TO EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ARE DESCRIBED. THE PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO RATIONAL GUIDANCE OF EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTION BY MAKING "THRUSTS AND PROBES" INTO THE UNKNOWN POTENTIAL OF MATHEMATICS LEARNING. EXAMPLES ARE--INTRODUCING THE ARITHMETIC OF…

A DETERMINATION OF THE LONG-TERM (25 YEARS) EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL-VOCATIONAL COUNSELING WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. DATA FROM AN EARLIER STUDY (WILLIAMSON AND BORDIN) CONDUCTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN 1933 TO 1936 WERE USED. THESE AUTHORS COMPARED THE ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENTS OF STUDENTS WHO HAD SOUGHT AND RECEIVED COUNSELING WITH…

A CONTINUATION STUDY OF USOE PROJECT NUMBER 1493 EXTENDED THE EXAMINATION OF PROBLEMS IN USING MULTIVARIATE SCALING TECHNIQUES FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF INTERESTS. AN EXPERIMENTAL INSTRUMENT, SIMILAR IN FORMAT TO THE SOCIAL RELATIONS SCALE CONSTRUCTED BY GARDNER AND THOMPSON (1956), WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED. SUBTESTS ON THIS INSTRUMENT (THE INTEREST…

Fourteen papers from an international workshop on research into personal development relative to educational and vocational choice are presented in this report. Representative titles of the papers are as follow: (1) problems and designs in research on educational and vocational careers; (2) opportunities, pressures and constraints: research into…

BECAUSE OF THE MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WHICH TEENAGE PREGNANCIES PRESENT TO THE UNWED GIRL, HER CHILD, AND THE COMMUNITY, A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SYRACUSE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, UPSTATE MEDICAL…

Records of a sample of 100 students receiving a total of 170 F grades were analyzed and showed that general education courses, remedial courses, and courses normally taken in high school accounted for most of the failing grades. It was also found that failing grades were received in transfer courses far more frequently than in…

An effective program to aid the student in making the transition from school to the world of work requires a coordinated guidance effort, including the administrator, counselor, and teacher. The K-12 guide will assist educators in coordinating aspects of career guidance, counseling, and placement in the student's career development and preparation…