This study explored students' use of high school counselors, and more specifically, the effect of a black counselor on the helper preference of students. A questionnaire composed of 21 items concerning personal, educational and vocational problems was presented to sophomore and junior students from the following types of high schools: (1) white…

In no previous period has there been the emphasis placed on guidance and understanding of the individual's needs and capabilities as there is today. This document was prepared to identify the guidance function of industrial arts and present information that will assist the teacher in this area of the program. Guidance in industrial arts provides…

The counselor who can help a number of the teachers on his school staff to operate in a supportive manner, making classroom management decisions based on a flexible framework such as the one outlined here, is a counselor who is reaching many more students than one who operates from crisis to crisis. (Author)

Fundamental beliefs and organizational structure represent an important part of comprehensive guidance programs serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. These programs help students gain competencies in the areas of personal/social, educational, and career development at all educational levels. Comprehensive programs guarantee that…

This article specifies general activities in which counselors should engage. Each function is stated in the form of goals which should be attainable to some extent in any vocational education setting. It is hoped that both counselors and vocational educators will be in a better position to evaluate effectiveness of guidance in vocational technical…

The STAR System is a developmental guidance approach to be used with elementary school children in the 5th or 6th grades. Two basic purposes underlie STAR: to increase learning potential and to enhance personal growth and development. STAR refers to 4 basic skills: sensory, thinking, adapting, and revising. Major components of the 4 skills are:…

Purpose is to provide some ideas to adult basic education teachers, learning center coordinators, supervisors, and administrators; to emphasize the importance of guidance and counseling programs in existence for the underprivileged, underestimated rural adults; to reiterate the responsibilities of adult basic education personnel. (Author/DR)

There is an increasing need for helping persons" to manipulate the environments in which individuals function as a means of altering behaviors. Since man responds to his environments, a certain amount of tension must exist so that the relationship between man and his world does not become static, thereby preventing change. Presented at APA…

Guidelines on how placement should fit into the total school setting and in particular into career education as it becomes better established are discussed in this paper, one of a series on critical issues in vocational-technical education. The school counselor is viewed as the coordinator of the total career guidance, counseling, and placement…

The 3 major questions about evaluating guidance are: (1) Why should we evaluate? (2) What are we evaluating? (3) How do we evaluate? School guidance counselors must first define their goals in order to evaluate their performance and results. This is part of the counselor's accountability to himself and to others. And by communicating their…

The question "Can a machine counsel" asks not if a machine can imitate the behavior of counselors, but rather if an identity of goals can be achieved between machine and counselor. If the goal of counseling is the discovering and internalizing of problem-solving processes, is it possible to create ".....a machine environment such than an…

The often conflicting roles of the foreign language teacher and the guidance counselor are explored in this paper. Teachers are advised to foster improved communication in the classroom and thereby help students improve communication skills. A list of commonly held attitudes of language teachers and guidance personnel toward each other are…

This is the text of a colloquium of recent computer technology on psychometrics, particularly as practiced in the University of Washington's Bureau of Testing. Seven stages of career guidance are enumerated: (1) deciding what to measure; (2) developing the measures; (3) administering the measures; (4) scoring the measures; (5) weighting the scored…

Traces impetus for introduction of structured guidance into Scottish secondary schools. Identifies 1968 "Orange Paper" as first attempt to set out rationale for guidance. Describes how guidance is organized; outlines tasks of guidance teachers; and presents current developments, training requirements, and trends. (NEC)

Sixty-eight secondary vocational agriculture teachers were surveyed to determine the amount of guidance tasks they perform. Findings indicate that the teachers are performing guidance skills. Teachers with the most training in guidance and teachers in larger schools were found to be performing more guidance tasks. (LRA)