introduction: obesity is an emerging major public problem throughout the world. obesity, over weight and under weight are the most frequent nutritional disorders in children and adolescents in developing countries. the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity, over weight and under weight in adolescent students in yazd. methods: in a cross sectional study, weight and heig...

High School Counselling and Guidance in Isfahan:An Opinion Survey T. Baagheri Counselling and guidance services given to high school students in Isfahan suffer from many inadequacies in areas of supporting counsellors, and providing individual and group counselling. To identify the shortcomings a sample of 344 counsellors, administrators, and students, randomly selected, was given a quest...

The study aimed to research the effect of career counseling sessions based on trait-factor theory on the career maturity and career indecision levels of high school students. ‘Single group pretest-posttest test design’, one of the weaker test designs, was utilized in the study. The study was conducted with 57 students in Malatya city center high schools in 2014-2015 academic year. ‘Career Matur...

This study examined the predictive effects of moral competence, prosocial norms and positive behavior recognition on school misbehavior among Chinese junior secondary school students. Results of multiple regression analysis showed that students were more likely to misbehave in school when they had lower levels of moral competence and prosocial norms, and when they perceived their positive behav...

Academic Guidance in Iranian Educational System: Practical Experiences and Lasting Challenges   A. Navidi, Ph.D.*   To identify the shortcomings and challenges facing the academic guidance program in the Iranian educational system, as reflected  in over fifty years of research in this area, more than fifty research reports are examined and the ups and downs of this program ar...