The Evaluation of Guidance and Personnel Services

Student Perceptions of the Environment in Guidance and Non‐Guidance Schools

“…Limited research is available, however, on specific differences between schools with guidance programs and schools without them (Cottle, 1957;Reed & Stefke, 1963;Rothney & Farwell, 1960). I t seems reasonable to hypothesize that when schools that have not had guidance programs do add them, such programs will have measurable effects on the students and staffs of these schools.…”

Evaluating Counseling and Guidance Programs

“…Wellman and Twiford [17] in 1961 summed their position by stating, "The general lack of substantial research evidence to validate specific guidance provisions, procedures, and techniques in terms of the guidance objectives would indicate that the usual criterion for their adoption has been professional judgment." Rothney and Farwell [15] in their 1960 study carrying on the work of Cottle in 1957, discussed the widespread criteria, hypothesizing that it was due to ". .…”

“…The major finding one can secure is the consensus by those who made what must be considered the major surveys of research involving evaluations of guidance and counseling programs: the studies have had little or no value. Rothney and Fanvell [15] in their survey study of 1960 possibly pinpointed a major fault by indicating Summer, 1964 , I ' "All other reports were brief articles in which the period covered between service and evaluation was relatively brief." They concluded that "The problem of securing adequate criteria, amassing longitudinal data and devising suitable research designs have not yet been solved."…”