National Defense Education Act

Congress also reacted strongly and strategically to the Soviet s success. In 1958, it passed the National Defense Education Act which provided scholarships, loans and grants to improve science and mathematics education, and foreign languages and other aids to education. In addition. Congress established the... 

THEODORE E. TABOR Is a native of Montana, where he obtained a B.A. degree In chemistry from the University of Montana-Mlssoula. He was a National Defense Education Act fellow at Kansas State University, where he obtained his Ph.D. degree In chemistry. He Joined the Dow Chemical Company In Midland, Mich., and has held various positions In Dow s R D organization, a part of corporate R D. His research areas Include organic reaction mechanisms, applications of chlorinated solvents In textile processing, and the development of flame retardants for textiles and plastics. He Is a member of the ACS and has held numerous positions In the Midland Section, Including the chairmanship of the section. 

During the 1950s school counselors broadened their focus from the purely vocational domain to an approach that integrated issues of personality and human growth and development (Keys, 1998 Schmidt, 1996) and became known as guidance counselors. The federal government authorized funds for school counselors in the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (Schmidt, 1996). As a result, the number of school counselors employed by schools increased dramatically in a very short period of time. 

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