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Unit 6: Educational and Vocational Guidance

adjustments with relation to schools, curriculums, courses and school life. Counsellors who confine Notes
themselves merely to choices are merely scratching the surface. Very little is achieved unless
every student is provided with an environment conducive to his own best development.
Educational guidance is directly concerned with the pupil. In the student life, educational guidance
is very important. The chief aim of educational guidance is to develop the ability of coordinating
with the school environment in the pupils and to create necessary awareness and sensitivity so
that they may select themselves proper learning objectives devices and situations. If we study
and analyse Indian conditions, then we shall find the educational guidance is more needed in
Indian conditions. Therefore, guidance is considered an integral part of education because
educational guidance is viewed in the context of child’s growth.”
The choice of a career is undeniably one of the most crucial decisions one makes in life. The irony
is that such an important decision is often made quite early in the life of an individual and is
sometimes made without giving as much though to it as is often given to such things as buying
a necktie or a pair of shoes. The choice of work determines how an individual’s time is going to
be spent, what type of people he will associate with, what kind of place he will have to work and
live in and a host of each very important things. Naturally a career should be chosen with utmost
care, thought and planning. Often in the matter of vocational choice, an individual may find
himself unequal to the task, or in a dilemma to choose one or the other, or be totally in the dark.
All such individuals require assistance called vocational counseling. If vocational counseling
were made an integral part of he total educational process, it would be most meaningful, helpful
and useful to the individual.

6.1 Meaning of Educational Guidance

The term ‘Educational Guidance’ consists of two words — Education and Guidance. Therefore, it
is essential to understand the meaning of ‘Education’ and ‘Guidance’. The meaning of ‘educational
guidance’ can be best understood and explained.
The term ‘Educational Guidance ’ is very broad and comprehensive. It is very difficult to give a
comprehensive and universal interpretation. It is very commonly used term.
There is separate dictionary of Educational Guidance. Some important meanings of this term
have been enumerated and stated in the following paragraph :
(1) Educational Guidance as a process of development.
(2) Educational Guidance as Teachers-Training.
(3) Educational Guidance as independent field of Study or Content or Subject of Study.
(4) Educational Guidance as an investment.
(5) Educational Guidance as an instrument of social change and social control.
(6) Educational Guidance as a creature and creator of the society.
(7) Educational Guidance as Filter in Democracy.
(8) Educational Guidance is for future or futurology.
The third meaning ‘Educational Guidance ’ as an independent field of study or subject is important
from research point of view. In the research an independent field of study is known as discipline
which is commonly denoted by term subject. The subject word is used for an individual in the
research terminology.
(1) Educational Guidance as process of Development : The education guidance is mainly
considered as a process or human development. All the educational instructions or schools
and colleges have the focus to impart the knowledge to the students for their development.
In most of the institutions, education subject is not taught but these are known as educational
institutions.

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