Discusses developmentally appropriate career guidance for young children to prepare them to make later life career decisions. Outlines objectives for working with young children, including increasing occupational awareness and exploration, enhancing their knowledge of self and others, and continuing their development of academic and work- related…

Argues that school guidance counselors today have many school-related duties in addition to counseling. Investigates ways to implement a program whereby the counselor's role is clearly defined, formally reviewed, and redefined as needed. Encourages school guidance counselors to validate their roles by defining them more accurately and seeking the…

Describes some hurdles disadvantaged minority students face when seeking admission to college, such as high cost and early admission programs. Suggests several ways schools can help these students, for example, providing a demanding curriculum, improving guidance, and stressing early awareness. (PKP)

Twenty-three brief chapters provide administrators a comprehensive guide to school counseling that describes practices, problems, and processes for which school counselors' expertise may be relied on. Chapters are: (1) "Comprehensive School Counseling Programs" (Z. VanZandt, K. H. Burke, M. J. DeRespino); (2) "The Elementary School Counseling…

It is clear that highly talented, precocious youth who are motivated to develop their talents need teachers, curriculum, and peers who are able to operate educationally at advanced levels. They should be provided the educational challenge needed to sustain and encourage development of their talents to the highest levels of creative achievement or…

This document presents the regulations for school guidance programs for use with students in kindergarten through grade 12 in the state of Delaware. Included with the regulations are a set of guidelines intended to be a model to assist local districts in implementing the regulations. A philosophy statement notes that the counseling and guidance…

A great deal of the literature and research dealing with life-events and stress during adolescence has cited school as a major contributor to student stress. As a considerable proportion of a teenager's life is spent at school in the pursuit of academic endeavors, it is reasonable to assume that a substantial proportion of stressors affecting…

Ways in which microcomputers can be used in cooperative vocational education programs in secondary schools are presented. It is stated that the future of cooperative education depends on its ability to be accountable for the time that students spend outside of the classroom and that the microcomputer can be an effective tool in meeting this need.…

This digest summarizes the essential aspects of Myrick's Teacher Advisor Program (TAP) concept, discussing: (1) why schools need a teacher advisor program; (2) whether teachers are qualified to provide counseling; (3) what a teacher advisor program would involve; (4) what should be included in a guidance curriculum; (5) the counselor's role in…

Each of the four chapters of this report discusses a different aspect of the total evaluation for formulating the new Kindergarten-12 Guidance/Counseling Program document. Each chapter is developed on the analysis of several sets of data which are detailed in the appendices. The report supplies a broad data base from which decisions for program…

One of the primary objectives of the New Jersey Vocational Education Resource Center Guidance Outreach Project was to develop and administer a statewide survey to all New Jersey school guidance counselors to assist in determining program and resource needs. A needs assessment instrument, Issues of Importance to Guidance Counselors for the 1990s,…

This document presents a model for an elementary school guidance program, based on a program used in a rural school of approximately 500 elementary students by a part-time counselor with limited financial resources. It includes the justification for such a program, a brief history of elementary guidance, and a description of the components of a…

Elementary school counselling is in need of a new image. The elementary school counsellor should have a thorough understanding of the many problem areas in which he will be involved. Many aspects of school functioning, teacher behavior as it pertains to classroom management, and individual psychology are related to the entire question of…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, implement, and evaluate a model for elementary school guidance at Northwoods Elementary School, if the need for such a model could be demonstrated. The need was demonstrated, the model was developed and tested. Subsequent investigation demonstrated that guidance services were increased as a result of…