This report sketches educational and vocational guidance in Denmark. It begins with a historical account of developments in the areas of career and school counseling. Outlined next are guidance programs at the following levels: folkeskole, gymnasium and studenterkursus (upper secondary education), higher preparatory examination, vocational school, and further and higher education. The public guidance service and municipal contact and information schemes are discussed. Counseling services are examined, including those services affected by the administration of social welfare, the department of prisons and probation, national and civil defense (conscripts and conscientious objectors), the Danish armed forces (personnel employed on a contractual basis), agricultural organizations, and unions. Guidance counselor recruitment and training is described. Also covered are central coordination of counseling programs, regional coordination of services, and cooperation between central and local guidance authorities. (MN)