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The Relationship Of Guidance Centers And Student Use : A Study Of The Location Of Guidance Offices Within The School Plant, A. Thomas Smith

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This study is primarily descriptive research with the addition of some elements of historical research.

In the area of forecasting or planning for guidance offices (centers) within secondary schools, the study identified two main schools of thought. The first of which says that guidance offices should be located near or within the administrative complex. The second of which says that guidance offices should be located away from the administrative offices.

The purpose of the study was to determine whether it is appropriate to assume that locating guidance centers somewhat removed by distance or by visual barriers away from administrative centers …