THE STORY OF THE SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENT PROJECT AS IT WAS UTILIZED IN THE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SCHOOL SYSTEM IS RELATED. THE STS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IDENTIFYING SUPERIOR AND TALENTED STUDENTS, IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR THEM, IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO MAKE APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES,…

THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE IN AMERICA'S CHANGING SOCIETY IS TO BRING EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL. SCHOOL COUNSELORS MUST EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE SERVICES THEY OFFER. THE COMMON DENOMINATOR AMONG SO-CALLED "DISADVANTAGED" GROUPS IS POVERTY, AND EDUCATORS MUST UNDERSTAND BOTH THE PROBLEMS AND THE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF THE…

AN INSTITUTE FOR COUNSELOR EDUCATION WAS CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE COUNSELOR EDUCATORS WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND MAJOR ISSUES IN THE WORLD OF WORK. THIS INFORMATION WOULD ASSIST THEM IN ARRIVING AT AN INITIAL STATEMENT OF CRITERIA TO BE MET IN REVISING VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE TO MEET CURRENT NEEDS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT,…

THIS CONFERENCE WAS THE FIRST STEP IN A 5-YEAR PROJECT FOR UPGRADING THE TRAINING OF GUIDANCE WORKERS THROUGH RESEARCH IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF GUIDANCE IN THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. ONE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO OPEN MORE AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS FROM THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND COUNSELOR EDUCATORS AND GUIDANCE…

EXISTING DIRECTIVES FOR PLACEMENT IN SCHOOL ARE INADEQUATE. MORE IMPORTANT, GROWTH AS THE GOAL OF EARLY EDUCATION IS ALL TOO OFTEN SACRIFICED TO A RIGID TEACHING-AND-LEARNING PROCESS WITH ITS BURDENSOME DEMANDS. THIS OFTEN LEADS TO EMOTIONAL MALADJUSTMENT. PROPER PLACEMENT AND GROWTH CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY IF EVERY CHILD IS KNOWN IN HIS OWN RIGHT.…

The elementary counselor program has been operating in the Pittsburgh public schools since 1966. The program is designed to provide and promote the early identification and treatment of those social, psychological, and educational problems which interfere with a child's educational attainment. The 1967-1968 evaluation dealt with two major areas of…

The job placement manual of Forest Park Senior High School, Forest Park, Georgia, assists in producing a more effective program by providing specific job placement procedures for the high school. The 1,900 student high school, located in a suburban area south of Atlanta, had 522 graduates in 1974 (42 percent--college-bound, 10 percent--technical…

This paper addresses the need for having a specialist in vocational guidance who knows what needs to be done to implement and improve vocational guidance services. The person who fills the role of vocational guidance specialist must be aware of the potential roles that each group within the educational system can play in fostering needed guidance…

To deliver career guidance services to the secondary school students of the State College Area High School, a career resource center was established and a career counselor provided for the school. Six general areas of activity are described: (1) a library of resource materials, (2) an attractive and appropriate space for counseling or for…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The module acquaints the reader with the history, development, and major issues in the utilization of paraprofessionals. Its main purpose is to help the reader plan, implement, and evaluate a…

The research described was designed to compare the effects of a basic encounter group experience upon undergraduate advisors to freshmen women with a traditional task training group experience and with no group experience. The subjects were randomly placed into the following groups: (1) the basic encounter group in which members were encouraged to…

This publication provides counselors of the Manpower Development Training Program with a practical guide to the content of a workshop for those actively engaged in programs of inservice training. It describes educational, psychological and sociological characteristics of the disadvantaged , both young and old. Suggested are innumerable activities…

A total of 130 male undergraduate college students were the subjects for this study to determine: (1) the extent to which the vocational relevance of test scales change as a function of counseling; (2) whether estimation changes differ pre- and post-treatment as a function of individual and group counseling; and (3) whether changes are…

This study explored students' use of high school counselors, and more specifically, the effect of a black counselor on the helper preference of students. A questionnaire composed of 21 items concerning personal, educational and vocational problems was presented to sophomore and junior students from the following types of high schools: (1) white…

The purpose of this handbook is to outline the general aims and objectives of a junior high school, describe the major activities of its guidance program, and show, by examples, how activities can be practically integrated into the program. The introductory chapter includes the definition, need, and objectives of the guidance program, including…