Status of guidance in the elementary school: 1968–69

Abstract

This study investigated some aspects of elementary school guidance and counseling in the 50 states and the 4 territories of America. Specifically such matters as number of counselors employed, their sources of financial support, professional background, certification, and state standards were examined. Counselors now working in elementary schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands total 6,041. The majority are supported in part by federal funds, with 36 percent supported locally. Eighty to 90 percent of the counselors are trained in guidance and counseling. To date, 23 states indicated certification requirements specifically for counselors at the elementary level.

Children Explore Careerland Through Vocational Role‐Models

“…3. To assist boys and girls in developing appropriate attitudes toward all types of work and workers, and in so doing, realize that there is dignity and reward in any honest work [11]. 4.…”

Closing the Gap: A Study of Four Counselor Education Programs and Efforts to Facilitate Role Implementation and Counselor Effectiveness in the School

“…National support for guidance has been evidenced by financial support through the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA); Titles I and III of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); and the Vocational Education Act as Amended in 1968. Local financial support for guidance has increased (U.S. Office of Education, 1964;Van Hoose and Kurtz, 1970;Van Hoose and Carlson, 1972) and although there is evidence that high school counselors have been helpful to students in providing information to assist them in making intelligent educational and vocational training decisions (Petry, Anderson, & Miller, 1969;Tamminen and Miller, 1968) there is also evidence that counselors fall short in making impact on longer-range goals (Ginzberg, 1971; Tamminen and Miller, 1968).…”

Differentiation In Elementary School Counselor Preparation Programs Among ACES Regions

“…In spite of the fact that recent studies (Furst, 1967;Van Hoose & Kurtz, 1970;Van Hoose & Vafakas, 1968, indicate movement in the direotion of state certification requiring special preparation for counselors at the elementary level, many states still permit a certified counselor to work at any level. In July of 1968 the 50 state departments of education guidance directors and the Washington, D. C. superintendent of schools office were surveyed by the author to indicate colleges and universities which were permitted by their certification regulations to prepare elementary counselors.…”