An Introduction to Education and Vocational Guidance

Contents: Preface. 1. Education and vocational guidance. 2. Administration of the guidance programme. 3. Guidance and the school curricula. 4. New curricular materials. 5. Individual attitudes and drives. 6. Guidance and mental hygiene. 7. The relevance of psychological tests in guidance. 8. Guidance work in schools. 9. The field of guidance. 10. Some aspects of guidance in the United States. 11. Guidance in comprehensive, primary and higher education. 12. The concept of a guidance team. 13. Selection and training for guidance. Bibliography. Index.

"The days are gone when graduates from universities could enable themselves to face life with some work. Nowadays the social life has become very complex and as such vocational skills are highly necessary. In a mechanised world the use and understanding of the machines is an essential requirement. The parents of most of the students are not so competent to advise and counsel their children to pursue a profession in their later life. Under these circumstances it becomes the duty of the schools to guide students to acquire competencies for making a living. Lot of literature and findings have been developed in the field of educational and vocational guidance. Even some colleges and universities have appointed educational and vocational guidance counsellors for regular guidance of the students. This book highlights the principles and methods of educational and vocational guidance in a very lucid way." (jacket)