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Unit 7: Organizing Guidance Services at School and College Level

7.2.5 Functions or Responsibilities or Roles of School Doctor in School Notes
Guidance Programme
In the school guidance programme, the doctor also plays an important role.
(i) The doctor manages medical examination of the pupils after a proper gap of time.
(ii) The school doctor informs the parents or guardians of the pupils about they physical defects
or diseases.
(iii) The responsibility of maintaing the complete record of the children lies with the school
doctor.
(iv) It is the duty of the school doctor to prepare a programme to improve the physical health of
the pupils.
(v) It is very important for the school doctor to perform the follow-up task so that he may
know the effects and results of his medical service.

Self Assessment
1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) The ........................ form of guidance means providing guidance as a responsibility of the
teachers.
(ii) The whole working of the school or a teaching institute depends on the abilities, insight
and administrative capacity of the .......................... .
(iii) It is essentil to have psychological background for the ........................ is order to understand
the abilities and characteristics.

7.3 Development of Guidance at College Level

After independence several commission commettees and conferences have been organized for
the improvement of education system from primary to university level. Now pattern of Education
was suggested by Education Commission (1966) and National Policy of Education (1986). The
major change is vocationalization of education and introducing vocational courses. They have
recommended (10 + 2 + 3) system of education. The new system of education has increased the
importance of guidance services at various levels. At higher level technical and vocational
education have been encourged which requires vocational guidance services at college and
university level. The placement services are urgently needed at higher level of education.
In this chapter organization of Guidance Service at higher level of Education have been provided.
(1) The University Education Guidance: In 1948-49, the first University Education Commission
in independent India, regretted that the importance of Intermediate College in the educational
system of India had not been realised and appreciated. It recommended that in order to
raise the standard of university education admission to universities should be after 12 years
of schooling.
This was followed by discussions by various committees and conferences of experts. The
Conference of Vice-Chancellors (1962), the All India Council for Secondary Eduation (1963),
the Conference of State Education Ministers and Vice-Chancellors, etc. (1963) and the
Conference of State Education Ministers (1964) recommended a 12-years course of schooling
before admission to a three-year degree course.
(2) The Education Commission of India (1966): The need for a direct link between education,
national development and properity. This was possible only when the national system of
education is properly organised both qualitatevely and quantitatively. It also pointed out
that the existing system of education was largely unrelated to life, needs and aspirations of
the people. Secondary education.

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