The costly supplemental or alternative programs that combat chronic school failure and continued high dropout rates are not always effective for the following reasons: (1) students do not always find out which programs are available, and (2) if no suitable program is available, there is usually no one responsible for trying to create one. People…

A master plan is proposed for developmental education at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Introductory material discusses basic questions related to developmental education in the areas of access and mission, program and resources, and guidance and placement. This section also establishes the goal of the college's developmental education…

New students and faculty have expressed a growing interest in academic advising. However, little research has been reported about adult students and the academic advising process. A survey of adult students and faculty members at Metropolitan State University, a nontraditional university, showed that faculty members were sensitive to their role as…

A custom-fit degree plan was developed and implemented at Connors State College in Oklahoma through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The project objectives were to develop: a model of counseling, advisement, and instructional units; a comprehensive file of community and business resources; and a close…

In order to determine if the recently instituted, individualized baccalaureate (BA) degree program at General College had affected the time spent in, and the nature and scope of faculty advising, this study identified how much "real time" was spent by faculty in advising, with whom, and on what kinds of activities. During the winter quarter, 1978,…

Divided into three parts, this resource guide offers assistance--to those just beginning to implement new federal and state programs, as well as to those already involved in other information and advisement activities--in building statewide networks of services available at local levels to help individuals make educational and occupational…

THESE 1964 PROCEEDINGS INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) ACADEMIC ADVISING, BY TEACHERS AND BY COUNSELORS, (2) PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR INSTRUCTORS, (3) A STATEWIDE TV TEACHING EXPERIMENT, (4) THE BENEFITS OF A REMEDIAL READING COURSE FOR STUDENTS ON PROBATION, (5) A COMMUNICATIONS CLINIC TO CORRECT LANGUAGE DEFICIENCIES ON AN…

This analysis of major trends in the information dissemination industry focuses primarily on educational research. Specific aspects of the provision of information services discussed include policy questions, for both government and industry; the emerging role of the information counselor; networks and government agencies for educational…

A report on the Puerto Rico Dental and Other Health Professions Student Orientation and Recruitment program is presented. Project objectives were to: (1) plan, develop, implement, and assess a formal recruitment program designed to enroll and train a higher proportion of highly qualified Puerto Rican high school and baccalaureate students for the…

This quarterly annotated bibliography lists current literature on educational and vocational guidance. It is divided into the following sections: (1) Occupational Information; (2) Educational, Vocational and Personal Guidance; (3) Guidance Administration and Procedures; (4) Student Aids; (5) Aids for the Teacher; (6) Guidance Material--Free or…

Despite the growing number of older students (age 50 or over) attending two-year institutions, counseling services relevant to their needs are often overlooked. These needs are especially acute because they often stem from the disengagement of long established social roles, such as the loss of a job through retirement, the loss of loved ones…

At the request of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, a 15-member task force prepared a comprehensive report on the current state of community college counseling programs and services in California. This report describes the statewide institutional setting, mission and philosophy, and the role and objectives of community…

This research was undertaken for the general purpose of evaluating how successfully Student Guidance Information Service (SGIS) is meeting the occupational and educational informational needs of students in Ontario high schools. The research design was based on a stratified multi-stage cluster sampling procedure of 50 representative SGIS user…

The model for career education in higher education describes sample characteristics and activities for each of the model's seven components: faculty-staff inservice, counseling and guidance, instructional program, field experience in the world of work, community involvement, placement services, and evaluation. An annotated bibliography for career…

The development of the reading-study skills program at Georgia Southwestern College, with support from Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, was described. Emphasis was on delineating the role of the skills instructor in the college reading development program as reflected by the needs of the student population. The following…