Empowering others and oneself is an essential task in any organizational framework. Although people are empowered internally, part of that empowerment forms the positive interpersonal relationships built with others. This article discusses how the author, as leader, has learned to empower those around her. Different power bases are listed, with…

This article looks at the history of a guidance program in a west Texas school district bordering on Mexico. Due to the high drop out rate and low test scores, money was pulled away from guidance programs because of the lack of success of the services. With persistence, a comprehensive guidance program was eventually introduced. Advocating for the…

This report is the third part of a policy research study of the counselor's role in Texas schools. It was conducted as a follow up on a key finding from a previous study, which led to the recommendation that counselors be relieved of extraneous duties in order to concentrate on guidance and counseling services to students. Case studies of 21…

The purpose of this column is to discuss, describe and disseminate information regarding career guidance principles and practices in the elementary schools. Specifically the activities of the Developmental Career Guidance Projects in inner city Detroit are described. The activities emphasize action involvement of children while didactic learning…

Establishes set of criteria for professional status through review of literature, and sets forth premises on elementary school guidance having implications for counselor training. Paper presented at Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968. (CJ)

The findings of the study suggest that the team effort--the working together of a learning specialist, administrator, and counselor--had a much greater impact on the school and on the function of the individual specialists than their individual work alone could ever have. (Author)

This article shows why .JSPATE may be especially important to the elementary school guidance movement and suggests ways that members of this organiaJzation can be helpful in implementing guidance concepts at the elementary school level. (Author)

The overall objective of this study was to develop an occupational unit based on specific learning objectives and to evaluate its effectiveness as a learning experience for a class of fifth grade students. (Author)

First- and second-grade teachers were assigned to one of four conditions representing variations in consultation where they were required to teach a hypothetical child to add. Results suggested that behavioral consultation with task analysis was associated with significantly more teaching success than was control, medical model, and behavioral…

Discusses school counseling in the context of Irish culture, and reviews research on the role of school counselors in Ireland, first as perceived by themselves, and then as perceived by others, including school principals, teachers, and students. Implications of this research are discussed, along with future trends in Irish school counseling. (TE)

Provides a definition of career education. Discusses strategies and makes suggestions for planning a curriculum which includes career education. Describes the establishment of such programs both in and outside school in Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Latin America, Poland, Romania, and Spain. (KO)

Examined perceived effectiveness of elementary guidance programs in Tennessee public schools representing various student-to-counselor ratios. Results revealed that elementary school counselors were perceived by students, parents, and staff members as providing valuable service regardless of student-to-counselor ratio. Counselor availability had…

Attempted to assist overloaded school counselors in developing and implementing Steps 1 and 2 of Wiggins' (1985) program accountability process. Subjects included 548 students and 48 teachers from grades 10-12. Determined rankings and perceptions of need for and need met categories for counseling services. (ABL)

Some asthmatic children demonstrate neurocognitive impairment or interruption in academic progress as a direct or indirect effect of the disease or its treatment. For most asthmatic children these factors do not result in impairment. Those at greatest risk in school adaptation have poorly controlled asthma and are isolated from peers and are…