In the next decade, more than half of all new American jobs will require some postsecondary education, yet the current college attainment rate for the nation is 39 percent. The challenges appear well before students begin college: one in four public high school students fails to graduate on time, and of those who graduate, one-third need remedial…

While college enrollment rates have increased over the last 40 years, gaps still exist across groups. College enrollment rates are lower for high school graduates whose parents have not attended college, those with low-incomes, as well as Black and Latino/a students than for other high school graduates. One source of differences across groups in…

Seven observations made by a career education team (a counselor, an occupational specialist, and classroom teachers) provided the basis for establishing career guidance goals. The goals were devoloped around the accepted elements of career education and implemented in a teacher-counselor shared accountability effort in Florida's Pinellas County.…

Research has shown that the support of school principals for counselors' roles is essential to the development, application, and maintenance of counseling programs, as well as to the success of these professionals and their programs (Brock & Ponec, 1998; Niebuhr, Niebuhr, & Cleveland, 1999). This study used a 140-item questionnaire to…

Data on practicing school psychologists (N=211) were derived from a modified version of the National School Psychologists Questionnaire to determine the characteristics of Florida school psychologists. Significant differences were found between the actual and preferred time (in hours) that Florida school psychologists engaged in job functions,…

The development and current status of the student personnel program at Sante Fe Junior College is described. Statements of purpose and philosophy are amplified through an outline of the needs and characteristics of Santa Fe students and a description of the elements of the program as they relate to specific needs and characteristics. The elements…

In 1970 the Florida legislature enacted into law a plan to assist public schools to provide adequate guidance services for students and faculty and provided for creation of the position of occupational specialist. The article details the training, duties, and characteristics required in the position and responses to its creation. (AG)

The practice of "inclusion" in the schools has created great change in the roles and tasks of counselors. Implications for counselors at different levels are explored. Counselors in Florida (N=569) were surveyed for their attitudes toward inclusion. Responses are discussed and presented. (EMK)

In December 1973, the Arlie House Conference on College Transfers recommended the establishment of an Articulation Counseling Office (ACO) at each institution offering the junior and senior years of college. The ACO acts as a liaison between junior and senior educational institutions in an effort to make the articulation process easier for the…

Situational and personal barriers to the educational goals of nonwhite youths in Florida appear to be caused by a variety of subtle and complex factors deeply rooted in the environment of the youths: (1) cultural determinism; (2) attitudes of resistance and antagonism on the part of white teachers and counselors; (3) lack of information on the…

A study of selected black and white school counselors in Florida; attempts to determine the nature of counselor involment in the desegregation process. (JM)

As one of the publications of the Florida Sources to Upgrade the Career Counseling and Employment of Special Students (SUCCESS) Project, this guide is designed to provide school counselors, occupational specialists, and other guidance personnel with basic information and listings of resources concerning the career guidance needs of handicapped…

Developed for use in an inservice workshop for occupational specialists in two Florida counties, this manual presents strategies for publicizing the activities of occupational specialists to gain continued public support for their role in school guidance and placement services. A public information program is outlined in the form of specific…

As one of the publications of the Florida Sources to Upgrade the Career Counseling and Employment of Special Students (SUCCESS) Project, this guide is designed to provide school counselors, occupational specialists, and other guidance personnel with basic information and listings of resources concerning the career guidance needs of handicapped…