A comparison of Career Assessment Inventories for vocational/technical students and for non-college bound, non-vocational students revealed that there were differences on occupational preference, interest variability, educational orientation, occupational extroversion/introversion, and fine arts/mechanical indices. Implications for counseling of…

The administrative history, staffing levels, and content of school guidance activities in the Eugene (OR) Public Schools were examined. Schools were compared to estimate differences in recipients and types of services. Different levels and types of services were provided secondary and elementary students. Schools with stable programs provided a…

This paper addresses the German approach to vocational training. The article is derived from a lecture by Professor van Bernem to Garnett College staff and students on June 3, 1983. (SSH)

Problems with funding in public schools have caused career education programs to flounder. A brief historical outlook on career education is offered. Suggestions to help preserve this concept are presented, which may be helpful to school management personnel. (DF)

The purpose of this study was to assess the existing level of coordination between public schools and postschool placement. Results indicated that coordination between schools and agencies is inconsistent and that parents may not be aware of postschool programs for their handicapped children. (JOW)

This paper describes research designed to provide data to help answer three questions regarding students' cognition of the importance of classroom guidance activities. The questions are: (1) What rank would students rate the importance of classroom guidance activities among 21 kinds of subjects in secondary school? (2) What is the most important…

This research project, called Charger Connection, was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot transition program for incoming high school freshmen at Elkhart Memorial High School (Indiana). The Charger Connection class was developed to help students overcome problems associated with the transition from middle school to high school.…

Three practical ideas that can be implemented in elementary schools are given: (1) a guidance committee (composed of representatives from each grade level and an administrator) to facilitate involvement in the school guidance program; (2) field trips to introduce students to the world of work and to establish motivations for learning subject…

This study examined teacher perceptions of student role and the significance of these perceptions in classroom verbal interaction. (JC)

This article is concerned with how elementary school counselors develop constituencies and power bases to support programs, practices, and innovative changes in schools. (Author)

A pre-vocational unit for orthopedically and neurologically handicapped children exposes the children to careers, as well as provides direction for their futures by allowing for understanding of their limitations and abilities in partaking in normal everyday life processes. (Author)

The existing teacher imbalance presents an opportunity to change the focus of our educational system to best use educators in shortage areas such as elementary guidance and special education. (Author/ML)

Editor describes a good resource for elementary counselors and provides an example of this guidebook. Also in the area of elementary school guidance, Sandra Shrene discusses the technique of role playing, and an employment service, initiated as part of a developmental career guidance program, is described by Imogene Jackson. (BY)

Discusses need for improving and increasing doctoral programs. Only 21 universities offer program. Suggestions are: (1) better prepared counselor educators; (2) interdisciplinary approach; (3) internships; (4) financial assistance; (5) use of practitioners and school setting for training; and (6) more research. (Author/EK)

Suggests that mandates to successful programs include knowledge of work world, and its broadly defined dimensions, social changes influencing workers, factors in career planning relationships between education and future plans, and acquisitions of more effective decision making skills. (Author/CJ)