This paper presents seven recommendations to counselor educators and supervisors as a beginning step toward improving preservice and in-service training in career development, career guidance, and career education. The background and rationale for these recommendations is provided, along with further delineation of counselor competencies needed.…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are designed to acquaint the senior high school student with the Mesa Career Guidance program and to enable him to identify his responsibilities in an individualized learning situation. Instructional sequence of the two- to three-hour unit includes goal statements, performance objectives,…

Under development in a Maryland district, the Competency-Based Systems Oriented Guidance Program described here combines (1) a focus on helping all students become competent in knowledge, attitude, and skills and (2) a systems orientation addressing the entire spectrum of student life by providing a common language, methods of information…

The report presents goals and objectives, procedures, and concluding recommendations for a model counseling services program in North Dakota postsecondary schools. Terminal objectives of the project are to reduce the dropout rate of postsecondary vocational education students, to better serve rural area postsecondary students, and to determine the…

Because the elementary years are years of curiosity and inquiry, trial and exploration, and relative freedom from prejudice, this is the natural time for developing appropriate career foundations in students. This publication was designed to suggest guidelines for meeting these opportunities through career guidance and is intended for use in the…

Deans of guidance (practitioners) at 45 California community colleges with enrollments of 10,000 or more and seven career guidance experts nominated by these practitioners responded to a survey on career guidance in public community colleges. Respondents evaluated statements concerning the objectives, services, staff roles, and organizational…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are intended to help the senior high school student become familiar with ways in which the availability and/or desirability of vocational opportunities are influenced by trends resulting from social, economic, and technological factors. Instructional sequence of the one- to two-week unit includes…

The study sought to identify competencies required for effective functioning of various guidance personnel and to validate those identified competencies. A pilot study led to the development of the final survey instrument which listed 318 guidance-related competencies. The following respondents rated each competency in terms of its importance to…

Discussion of career counseling focuses on Careers in Computing, a project that was designed to help counsel students in junior high and high school regarding career choices in computer science. Highlights include objectives of the project, a description of kit materials, suggested activities, and distribution and evaluation plans. (LRW)

Materials contained in this career guidance unit are designed to direct the attention of the senior high school student to five types of personal characteristics to facilitate a more realistic career exploration: abilities, interests, values, physical traits, and personal and social behavior. The two- to three-hour unit contains self-instruction,…

Materials contained in this unit are designed to help the senior high school student realize the importance of planning to reach his educational and vocational goals. The eleven-hour unit is totally designed as a class activity using the "Life Careers" game. The instructional sequence is outlined in terms of goal statements, performance…

As part of a schoolwide effort to increase accountability, the counseling staff at Rio Hondo College, with the aid of a consultant, established an evaluation system for the counseling program. The first step in the process was the ranking of job responsibilities by the counselors according to importance and need. After a number of meetings where…

This guide, one of three units in the Colorado state plan for guidance program development, is written for educators as both a guideline and a needs assessment instrument to assist in the identification of deficit areas in school guidance programs. In a beginning section, this unit for the postsecondary level provides a brief philosophy of…

The transition from school to work has become complicated for young people by accelerated technological advancement, the increase in guidance services offered in many countries, and emerging complexities in the structure and mobility of work forces. Accordingly, this document analyzes several Unesco reports on educational and vocational guidance…

This document, intended for use by guidance professionals and educators, examines basic vocational guidance issues pertaining to the transition from school to work in a cross-cultural context. The introductory chapter, "A Perspective on Transition from School to Work" (William C. Bingham), provides a conceptual framework for examining…