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Abstract Problems relating to standards of quality in computer-based guidance, including the Internet, are examined. Particular stress is laid on the need for integration of these resources into a supportive context, while acknowledging that this may not always mean traditional one-to-one counselling by a guidance specialist. The value of preliminary diagnosis of needs is highlighted, together with some principles of design in the content and use of computer-based guidance and relevant websites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the social influence of two commonly used computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) systems, DISCOVER and SIGI. College students' perception of the social influence of such systems; Comparison to students' a priori expectations; Comparison between CACG systems used with minimal counselor intervention and substantial counselor interventions.

Describes a study conducted to identify the range of potential influences that a computer-assisted careers guidance system PROSPECT (HE) had on the functioning of organizations career services in higher education. Purpose, sample and procedures of the study; Results of the study; First goal of the study; Categories of the actual organizational changes associated with PROSPECT; Classification of the potential organizational changes associated with PROSPECT; More.

This article explores factors that are perceived as contributing to the underuse of computer-assisted instruction (GW in counseling. Options for enhancing the effective use of CAI as a counseling resource are examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]