%0 Journal Article %T La orientaci¨®n en Am¨¦rica Latina: consideraciones generales acerca de los criterios de coherencia, cooperaci¨®n y calidad %A Gonz¨¢lez B. %A Julio %A Ledezma F. %A Mar¨ªa Adelina %J Orientaci£¿3n y sociedad %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X guidance in latin america as a field of professional training, in comparison with europe and united states , is an activity of recent acceptance in academic scene. the same has been characterized by a constant evolution in its eagerness to adapt to the new changes and social, political and economical transformations that occur in the latin american continent. in this communication a general view appears about guidance in this continent. the main considerations formulated are related to four dimensions: a) public policy dimension where the present situation and the proposals appear on the matter; b) the contextual dimension that makes reference to the counselor training and the different action settings; c) the organizational dimension that is related to the provision of this service, and d) the methodological dimension, where the main aspects related to the guidance practice are developed. %K latin america %K guidance %K guidance dimensions. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1851-88932009000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en