ERIC Number: ED389935
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995-Nov
Pages: 8
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Improving Student Services in Secondary Schools.
Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn; Cunanan, Esmeralda S.
Office of Student Services' Brief, v7 n2 Nov 1995
No single comprehensive student services delivery model exists, and "student services" terminology remains problematic. The Office of Student Services has defined student services as those services provided by educational institutions to facilitate learning and the successful transition from school to work, military, or more education. To be effective, services must be drawn from all the resources of the school and community, available to all students, provided on an individual basis as needed, and coordinated to ensure that all students receive the necessary services. In addition to the basic services that have been deemed essential to facilitating student success (including counseling, food, child care, transportation, special accommodations, safety/security, medical/nursing, social work/social, and psychological services), various services are essential to facilitating students' success at the following stages of their secondary school lives: before enrollment (recruitment/outreach, assessment, orientation, career exploration/awareness); during enrollment (assessment, academic advising, career awareness/exploration/planning, tutoring, mentoring, job placement/referral); and post enrollment (job placement/referral, follow-up/evaluation). Although there is no single "best" approach to providing essential student services effectively, professionals specializing in providing the various types of services can form teams and observe eight basic guidelines for building a student services system. (MN)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA.
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