Argues that community college counseling roles and functions are sufficiently different to merit different graduate preparation and skills. Describes several major thrusts: the educational generalist, the counselor/service specialist, the educational programer, and the developmentalist. (AYC)

The author hypothesizes the existence of five essential components of motivation to achieve in learning. She cites empirical studies verifying this component structure andsuggests ways in which counselors can increase students' motivation for learning. (EAK)

A Discussion of the development of a computer-based information system which allows flexible, simple student record maintenance for administrative use, while directly interfacing with the student advising process. (Author)

Falling enrollments in universities across the country led to a study to determine what admissions practices were being used. Unused techniques included a batch of gimmicks which could not be called unethical'' but which border on the art of salesmanship. (JC)

The high school and college admissions counselor is committed to assisting students to plan for post-secondary education. The welfare of the individual student is the most important consideration in this counseling relationship. This paper is a Statement of Principles of Good Practice for the National Association of College Admissions Counselors.…

Describes an attempt by C. W. Post Center of Long Island University to solve problems associated with the competent academic advising of undergraduates. (Author)

The results suggest that the vocational educational counseling by all treatments was reasonably effective in most of the areas investigated. The programmed self instruction, however, proved superior to either the individual or group treatment on several areas. (Author/BY)

Describes a follow-up study of NDEA Counseling and Guidance Institute participants to obtain information on their professional development, job mobility, and their perceptions of their graduate preparation. (DM)

Student lists unfair testing, grading, guidance and waste of talent, ability and hope as problems throughout the educational system. (IR)

Suggests a counseling effort that should be established between school counselors and industrial arts teachers to offer more adequate occupational and educational guidance to students interested in technical fields. (GR)

Presents information about a research project being conducted in an attempt to establish a systematic categorization process designed to enhance the predictive value of a counselor's assessment of distance learners' needs. (AVAIL: Open University, Northwest Region, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 1PQ, England.) (JOW)

Literature pertinent to sex discrimination in educational and vocational counseling is reviewed. Among factors contributing to inequitable counseling are sex role socialization that clients bring to counseling, sex role attitudes and biases of counselors, deficiencies in counselor training, and shortcomings of tests used in counseling practice.…