Presents comprehensive life-planning counseling model for assisting Black adolescents in setting career, educational, and marriage and family goals. Included are discussions of the background of the model; classroom-guidance, counseling, consultation, and coordination modules of the model; and evaluation of the model's effectiveness. (NB)

Examines the use of planning studies in the new seventh-form geography syllabus. Focuses on relationships of planning to geography. Recommends that a syllabus should emphasize student application of knowledge and critical thinking techniques in geography to the management of social issues. Provides guidelines on how such studies may be organized.…

Educational institutions have neglected an urgent need to prepare workers for high-skill, high-performance jobs. Among the challenges states face are the following: (1) strengthening the basic skills achievements of all students, especially those from disadvantaged environments; (2) linking schools, colleges, communities, and work; (3) assessing…

This report explores policy initiatives, priorities, and plans of action recommended to policymakers with respect to a commitment to education for youth on prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Young people with AIDS/HIV infection, can be offered compassion, hope, and support.…

This report, which presents various economic and demographic data about Hawaii, is intended to assist persons responsible for the short-term planning of vocational-technical education programs in the state. The report is organized in terms of a series of potentially relevant concerns that should be considered during the educational planning…

This report shows fiscal year (FY) 1983 actual achievements in relation to goals, objectives, and proposed utilization of funds, as contained in the "FY 1983 South Carolina State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education." An introduction is followed by an overview of vocational-technical education in South Carolina. Section III presents…

Notes that major role in career guidance and counseling in Germany is played by Career Counseling Division of Federal Office of Employment, whose responsibilities include presenting career orientation programs in the schools. Describes Inductive Training Style (ITS) developed in Manneheim, Germany, to prepare employment counselors for teaching…

Equity is a needed educational priority to help students prepare for realistic work and family futures. Students at all levels of education still hold stereotyped views of occupations. In Wisconsin, a statewide model planning system is being developed to help school districts plan for gender equitable programs and environments. (Author/CH)

Offers an analysis of the current restructuring of higher and specialized secondary education systems in the USSR by an American Soviet studies expert. This article is followed by six articles on various aspects of this topic which were recently translated from Russian. (JDH)

The author defines educational articulation and presents considerations involved in the transferability of course credit. He discusses specific types of articulation and how to establish articulation arrangements. He also describes an articulation manual developed by the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools. (CH)

Presents school counselors with a career assessment model for use with educable mentally retarded students. It identifies appropriate instrumentation with which to implement the model components. It suggests that counselors can use this model to provide needed career information to this population. (Author)

The number of teenage parents continues to grow, and they face a variety of economic and educational barriers. While only a minority of teens actively desire pregnancy, many lack sufficient motivation to avoid it. Possible solutions to this problem include improving schools, job opportunities, and access to family planning services. (KH)

An Idaho task force of Hispanic Americans, industry representatives, and education leaders studied the reasons Hispanic students were not enrolling in and completing vocational education programs. The task force sponsored a series of community meetings to identify reasons and solutions. Approximately 40-60 parents, students, and other interested…

This publication discusses person-centered planning as a tool for transition. It discusses young people with disabilities and the support systems they need to recognize their individual strengths, interests, fears, and dreams and allows them to take charge of their future. It focuses on how parents, teachers, family members, and friends in the…

Suggests that counselors redirect their efforts toward using more concrete, active career-guidance experiences for Black youth and presents a model for Black females. The general outcome expected from participation in this action-oriented guidance model is a demonstrated ability to state personal, educational, and technical competencies;…