School counselors should focus on helping underrepresented students access higher education in efforts to close achievement gaps. Limited information is available regarding how first-generation and ethnic minority students view school counseling efforts to promoting post-secondary opportunities. Participants in this study indicated school…

College counselors are urged to diversify their contribution to campus life by strengthening faculty advisement. (Author)

The process of career selection should begin with self-knowledge. With this in mind, we have adapted a unique and creative career decision-making approach beginning with self-exploration and ending with the establishment of alternative plans of action. The model is discussed. (Author)

Studied the effects of three different career counseling environments on client perceptions of the environment and client behavior. Results indicated that the career resource center is perceived more positively and is associated with a higher proportion of clients returning for career exploration than a professional office or interview room. (RC)

The search model and compromise model currently dominate thinking about career development. One assumes that individuals form occupational personalities that are the basis for occupational selection; the other considers career choice a lifelong integration of experiences with environmental barriers. These can help the academic advisor guide…

Encourages counselors and students to work together to avoid the one-dimensional application folder. Emphasizes the need for believable, multidimensional applicants in the admissions process. (KS)

The question of attaining a college degree depends on personal goals, and should be encouraged only if the individual is interested. Teachers and counselors need to be aware of alternatives other than attending college. The prestige attached to a college degree is the "union card" into many jobs and professions. (Author/BRR)

Examines implications of postmodernism, particularly chaos theory, for academic advising. Suggests that postmodernist advising acknowledges student angst and self-doubt, views each individual as a unique person and each advising session as a unique opportunity, views change as an ally rather than nemesis, and believes the advisor's impact is not…

This article analyzes several misconceptions about a "college-for-all" policy. These misconceptions range from those about the desirability of college for everyone and the undesirability of jobs after high school. Highlighted are rules of college and the labor market and the role of counselors in preparing students for learning and work…

Contends that college decision making is integral part of high school counseling process. Defines college decision making as process which brings to closure high school student's education, growth, and development. Sees process as opportunity for school counselors to make difference in lives of students as it presents forum for students to make…

Recommends that learning-disabled students planning to go to college make informed decisions and investigate the services and options at all institutions to which they are applying for admission. Contends that high schools can assist learning-disabled students in the college search by providing structured materials and approaches that enable the…

Reviews literature on college choice to present information on the criteria students use at three stages of the process of choosing a college. Describes student needs in terms of college characteristics and reports the availability of that information in research or guidebooks. (JAC)

This information digest emphasizes that learning-disabled students must be cautious in selecting a higher education program that matches the student's unique needs with the features of the learning disabilities program. Planning for a successful postsecondary education begins with developing an appropriate individualized educational program in…

Information is presented for guidance counselors dealing with adult students. Decision-making training techniques are being used in Boston to help nontraditional students get a second chance. (Editor/LBH)

Used both process and outcome measures to investigate the counseling process with an undecided college student and an indecisive one. Results supported previous speculation about the differential utility of interventions for undecided and indecisive clients and suggest that the counselor-client relationship may be important to clients in career…