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Jesse Buttrick Davis (1871–1955): Pioneer of Vocational Guidance in the Schools
Author(s) -
Pope Mark
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2009.tb00110.x
Subject(s) - vocational education , work (physics) , foundation (evidence) , career counseling , career development , medical education , pedagogy , psychology , political science , sociology , medicine , engineering , law , mechanical engineering
Jesse Buttrick Davis is considered to be the 1st school counselor in the United States because he was the 1st to implement a systematic guidance program in the schools. Through his work in the Michigan public schools, he became an important leader in the development of vocational guidance in the late 1800s and early 1900s. His pioneering work in the Detroit and Grand Rapids public schools laid the foundation for the counseling specialties of career counseling and school counseling. He was also 1 of the founders of the National Vocational Guidance Association (now National Career Development Association) and National Association of Secondary School Principals.