Background: Women and under-represented minority (URM) students continue to be under-represented in STEM and earn the lowest proportion of undergraduate engineering degrees. We employed a mixed methods research approach grounded in social capital theory to investigate "when" they first consider pursuing engineering as a college degree…

Problem Statement: School administrators are the first responsible body for the implementation of the counseling and guidance program. For sharing this responsibility, school administrators should be in cooperation with school counselors. Administrators' perceptions on school counseling and guidance services show that school administrators have…

This article was an introduction to a convention program presented at the Florida Personnel and Guidance Association Convention (Tampa, Nov., 1977) by Raymond Patouillet, shortly before his sudden death. It encapsulates his guidance philosophy, his understanding of the human condition, and his faith in the crucial role of the caring profession.…

Approximately 15% of children experience a significant illness prior to age 18 years. For many of them, school absenteeism, substandard academic performance, and social problems ensue. When disorders affect the central nervous system, some suffer global developmental delays or selective neuropsychological deficits. As health service providers,…

This literature review begins with a look at the societal changes that have caused the widening of the definition of the school counselor's job. The need for supervision and viable options for supervision are discussed. The functions of the school counselor have broadened greatly to include clinical mental health counseling services to students as…

(Available from the Michigan Association of Middle School Educators, 406 Erickson Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; $5.00 single copy)

Describes an interview between a retired assistant superintendent in a Pennsylvania school district and a Pennsylvania Department of Education student services advisor. Discusses changing role of counselors, weaknesses in school guidance programs, challenges to counselors, and threats from litigation. (FC)

In contrast to guidance, counseling in this article will refer to a method to enhance personal development and psychological competencies. Further, counseling is distinguished as a process incorporated primarily under the administrative rubric of guidance and is viewed as one essential function under the overall framework of services to pupils.…

Counselors must become active participants in the practice of full inclusion of children with disabilities into classrooms with nondisabled youngsters. Full inclusion is distinguished from mainstreaming; successful models are reviewed. Topics of collaboration and consultation among counselors and teachers, building social adjustment, and…

Details rationale for broad-based school reform including examination of old guidance. General curriculum of schools must include psychological growth as direct object of classroom instruction. Effective guidance role can alter classroom teaching strategies and curriculum content. Guidance theory and practice should lead in seeking school reforms.…

The purpose of this package of collected papers is to present selected aspects of preventive guidance and counseling programs in grades K-12. These are cohesive, developmental programs designed to provide an organized and systematic approach to the preventive mental health of students. The focus of this material is on programs of psychological…

The guidance counselor needs to be actively involved in improving the curriculum. There are definite guidelines counselors should follow when helping teachers provide individual help to students in the classroom and school setting. A counselor should help teachers perceive meaning in providing for each student in the curriculum, thus adjusting the…

This study is a pioneer effort to bring together the theory of counselor education, implementation of counselor role in the schools once a person is employed and the evaluation of his/her effectiveness with others. It is an extensive research project studying both the elementary and secondary school counselor the study sought to examine the value…

Counseling and guidance services are vital in any school curriculum. Counselors may themselves be dealing with students of diverse abilities and handicaps. Counselors may have to work with students affected by drug addiction, fetal alcohol syndrome, homelessness, poverty, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and divorce. Students may present…

This monograph details, in question-and-answer format, the rights of students and the responsibilities of guidance counselors under federal and Colorado state law. Prominent topics include: Confidentiality of student records, freedom of information, the boundaries separating the rights of students, the rights of parents, and the rights of school…