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…

Developed by 33 secondary counselors and project staff members of the Pima County Developmental Career Guidance Project, the handbook outlines the counselor-consultant role and details activities for implementing this role. This counselor based model places the focus on personnel trained in guidance and counseling. Junior and senior high school…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the sixth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the seventh in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the eighth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

The role which a supervisor is envisaged to play in the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) is considered. Not only does the ISVD provide career development data/information, but it is intended to assist the client in promoting a sense of personal responsibility for the career decisions he makes. To clarify this latter purpose, the…

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…

This paper, based on information concerning the current status of vocational guidance in various countries, describes the main trends in its development in the context of the democratization of education. The experiences of the following countries are reviewed: Austria, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, France, German…

This study was conducted to identify and review research studies related to career guidance effects, to categorize and synthesize those findings, and to make recommendations for future practice, research, and policy. Studies selected for the review were conducted since 1970, concerned grades 9 through 14, had a sample population of 25 or more,…