Abstract
The past decade has seen tremendous international growth and expanded dialogue in the field of guidance and counseling. American ideas and techniques have been exported extensively, though often modified to adhere to diverse cultures. The present article examines the emergence of guidance and counseling in the rapidly changing and tumultuous country of Iran and briefly look at the cultural and educational system and their counselor training model.
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William J. Weikel is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Morehead State University in Kentucky. Effat Mortazavi recently received her Master's degree in School Counseling at Morehead State University and has returned to Iran.
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Weikel, W.J., Mortazavi, E. Guidance and counseling in Iran. Int J Adv Counselling 3, 61–65 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117327
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