A program designed to assist guidance staff in working with Navajo elementary school students, particularly boarding school students, is presented in this booklet with emphasis directed toward meeting both individual and group needs in the areas of home living, student activities, and counseling. The first section gives 14 separate functions of…

The study evaluated five career resource centers (CRC) in Pennsylvania. The centers were located in two area vocational-technical schools and three senior high schools. The results showed the CRC's to be successful in organizing and maintaining all the necessary hardware and software; however, keeping career software materials up to date and…

Elementary guidance materials providing career education activities for grades K-6 are presented for utilization by elementary teachers and elementary guidance specialists. Arranged by grade level, materials cover the following career education concepts: appreciation and attitudes, self-awareness, decision making, career awareness, and educational…

Job and educational opportunities are increasing dramatically. School guidance counselors can no longer cope adequately with the available information, nor can they help all students to see the complex range of alternative life styles. Computers are now programed to give students information. They can also provide for students' decision-making…

This comprehensive Elementary Developmental Guidance Program curriculum was developed to facilitate small group counseling for elementary school children. After an introductory overview of small group organizing and counseling considerations at the elementary level, small group counseling materials and exercises are provided at the primary and…

Materials contained in this career guidance unit focus on individual assessment of seventh grade students in relation to future school and vocational goals. The unit is made up of four individualized learning packets: Packet 1 deals with the learner's abilities and interests; Packet 2 explores values; Packet 3 looks at physical traits; and Packet…

Major elements of the British experience with career education from which implications for American education can be drawn are addressed in this report, which (1) reviews British research and theoretical literature pertinent to current counselor roles, changes in counselor roles since 1965, forces shaping counselor roles, relationship of counselor…

Phase 1 evaluation results of a demonstration project in career education are summarized in this report. (The program was designed to meet established goals and objectives through a series of guidance units administered to students in the classroom by teachers as part of the regular curriculum. General conclusions and recommendations are reported…

To help secondary school business teachers and school counselors in Pennsylvania assist students in making career choices and securing a job, this guide provides information on job counseling and developing business education programs. The first chapter focuses on the changing employment climate and outlines activities that will increase…

A comprehensive career development program model is presented. It attempts to provide total career capability for all and has the following process objectives: (1) provide students with experiences and information that present occupational dimensions accurately; (2) provide appropriate situations at different levels so that all youth may have an…

This guide describes what constitutes a quality school guidance program, which provides equal opportunities for all students to receive guidance and counseling. It states that this developmental guidance and counseling program can play a vital role in assisting teachers and other staff in the integration of guidance objectives with their other…

Collected in this report are the Des Moines, Iowa, school district's goals and division objectives for 1982-83 and building objectives for fulfilling these goals. A prefatory statement by the superintendent describes a district planning and management system of continuous goal and objective setting combined with evaluation of progress in improving…

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,…

This learning module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel, deals with reporting results of program evaluation and using results to make key administrative decisions. Addressed in the module are the following topics: evaluating…

Intended for use by guidance staff members working with Navajo high school students attending reservation schools, this guideline focuses in outline form on student goals and objectives, implementation and administration, and references and resources. Students, parents, school board members, and staff members were involved in development of the…