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Basch, Rebecca A., Ed.; Meyer, Linnea, Ed. – 1989
Information on four-year accredited institutions of higher education is presented in four volumes in an early retrievable format to cover the regions of the United States: the northeast, southeast, west, and midwest. It is designed to help counselors, parents, college-bound students, and continuing education students choose a school that best…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, College Admission, College Choice, Continuing Education
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White, Arden – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1985
Surveyed 291 graduates of master's degree programs in counselor education to determine factors affecting applicants' choice of counseling program. Results showed the most important factors were nearness of institution to home, specialized program availability, and reputation of the institution and the department. (BH)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, College Graduates, Counselor Training
Gerardi, Robert J.; And Others – Instructional Innovator, 1984
Discusses advantages and disadvantages of utilizing computer information systems in making career and educational alternatives decisions, describes three types of computer-based guidance systems currently available, and describes three direct inquiry systems with monitoring--Educational and Career Exploration System, System of Interactive Guidance…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Choice, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
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Hijazi, Yahya; Tatar, Moshe; Gati, Itamar – Professional School Counseling, 2004
Making a career decision becomes a major priority for adolescents during the last year of high school. The present study examined the taxonomy of career decision-making difficulties among 1,613 Arab 12th-grade students attending schools in East Jerusalem, areas in the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority, and Israel. No significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Decision Making, Career Choice
Mani, Priya S. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 2005
The purpose of this research study was to examine the supports and barriers that Sikh Indo-Canadian young women perceive in their career decision-making process to enter the applied social sciences at the university level. A qualitative descriptive case study approach (Yin, 2003) was used. Analyses indicated self-efficacy appraisals played an…
Descriptors: Females, Self Efficacy, Religious Cultural Groups, Social Sciences
Livonia Public Schools, MI. – 1987
Livonia Public Schools' Whitman Center Comprehensive Career Development Program is designed to meet the individual needs of adults aged 16 and over. Program participants are involved in a three-step process: assessment, information diffusion, and placement. A career team--teachers, counselors, academic-job placement specialists, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Students, Adults
Cowan, David; And Others – 1992
This book is a developmental and sequential program of activities designed for grades K-8 to: (1) build a base of awareness, understanding, and skills required for conflict prevention and resolution; (2) give students practice using a variety of strategies for managing and resolving conflict; (3) create opportunities for students to apply those…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Hartman, Rhona C., Comp.; And Others – 1986
This fact sheet was written to help persons who counsel students with disabilities at all levels of education, but especially those who work with students in high school, community and junior college, career training schools, vocational technical schools, colleges, universities, and graduate programs. Four strategies that advisors and counselors…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Decision Making
Rogers-Stephen, Judy – 1984
This manual, developed for college counseling services, outlines the design and administration of the Academic Probation Program at the University of Arkansas. An overview of the individualized program, which focuses on academic coping skills, and guidelines for the seven stages of implementation are given, including orientation, the initial…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, College Students, Coping, Counseling Services
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Gordon, Virginia N.; Carberry, Julie Dryden – NACADA Journal, 1984
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a practical tool for helping students understand some of the dynamics of how they communicate and approach the decision making process, is described as an instrument that can be a valuable source of information for students and advisors. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, Counseling Services, Decision Making
ElHessen, Sue – 2002
It has been suggested that self-efficacy expectations may have a cognitive influence on career decision making (CDM) and vocational achievement (e.g., range of career options and persistence in career exploration). Personal self-efficacy expectations may influence the CDM process and career motivation. This study explored the role of self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning
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Beck, Amy – NACADA Journal, 1999
Uses chaos theory as a metaphor for advising undecided college students. Applies chaos theory concepts of dependence on initial conditions, strange attractors, emergent behavior in complex systems, and fractals to the advising relationship. Suggests the paradigm reinforces the basics of advising, such as the importance of accepting the student's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Chaos Theory, Decision Making, Faculty Advisers
Samuels, Marilyn T. – 1993
This manual, intended to help administrators, specialists, and teachers in Alberta, Canada, understand a problem-solving, process-based approach to assessment of special needs students using multiple sources of information. Assessment outcomes are viewed as describing needs and influencing education programs, rather than being used to provide…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Philosophy
Zarvell, Ray K. – 1982
A "taxonomic key"--a manual that provides a systematic approach to academic decision-making for college students--is presented. The key is used to help students who enroll in the Academic Exploration Program at Bardley University to decide on a college major and a career. The key can assist the student and adviser by: helping clarify the student's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Classification, College Programs
Murphy-Berman, Virginia – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This framework for methodological issues in risk assessment in child protective service work addresses standards for determination of risk; types of data collected; sources of information; types of possible errors; incremental validity issues; cultural context of decision making; assessment of problem origins; selection of outcome goals and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Decision Making
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