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EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, vol.12, no.48, pp.213-230, 2012 (SSCI)
Problem Statement: Comprehensive, developmental guidance and counseling programs are vital to the achievement of excellence in education for all students. The purpose of the guidance curriculum is to help all students develop basic life skills in the areas of personal/social, career planning, and academic development. Although the counselors' responsibilities include organizing and implementing the guidance curriculum, the teachers who are supported by the school counselors are responsible for implementing the guidance curriculum within their classrooms. In Turkey, however, lack of appropriate training and lack of teachers' knowledge were adressed as important problems in the field of guidance and counseling.