NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)3
Since 2006 (last 20 years)24
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 16 to 30 of 48 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Uellendahl, Gail; Stephens, Diana; Buono, Lisa; Lewis, Rolla – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
The need for greater accountability in school counseling practice is widely accepted within the profession. However, there are obstacles to making accountability efforts common practice among all school counselors. The Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) is a tool that can be used to encourage and support these efforts. In this…
Descriptors: Action Research, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Data Collection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Roach, Andrew T.; Niebling, Bradley C.; Kurz, Alexander – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Alignment has been defined as the extent to which curricular expectations and assessments are in agreement and work together to provide guidance for educators' efforts to facilitate students' progress toward desire academic outcomes. The Council of Chief State School Officers has identified three preferred models as frameworks for evaluating…
Descriptors: State Standards, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Curry, Jennifer; Lambie, Glenn W. – Professional School Counseling, 2007
Professional school counselors (PSCs) are being asked to employ accountability measures to support the merit of their comprehensive, developmental programs. Further, to address the problem of PSC role ambiguity, it has been suggested that PSCs become proactive professional advocates and work to promote greater stakeholder engagement in their…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Developmental Programs, Group Guidance, School Counseling
Alberta Education, 2008
This manual is for district and school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents/guardians, students and others involved in the process of implementing the Knowledge and Employability policy and courses. It is intended to serve as a starting point as districts and schools introduce the new courses or make the transition from Integrated…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Secondary Education, Curriculum Implementation, Program Implementation
Connolly, Faith, Ed.; Protheroe, Nancy, Ed. – Educational Research Service, 2009
Today's schools, with their increasingly diverse student populations and ever-higher achievement standards, need to use all of their resources in ways that create the maximum positive impact for students and student learning. A school's counseling program is one of these resources, and this book provides a roadmap principals and counselors can…
Descriptors: Evidence, School Counseling, School Counselors, Principals
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sink, Christopher A.; Spencer, Lisa R. – Professional School Counseling, 2007
This article reports on a psychometric study examining the validity and reliability of the My Class Inventory-Short Form for Teachers, an accountability measure for elementary school counselors to use as they evaluate aspects of their school counseling programs. As a companion inventory to the student version of the My Class Inventory-Short Form…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Validity, Reliability
Walz, Garry R.; Bleuer, Jeanne C. – 2002
A core component of many new educational programs funded under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" is that they be based on scientifically based research. Like others in the educational community, counselors and counseling researchers welcome the opportunity to empirically test the validity of their practices and demonstrate that what…
Descriptors: Accountability, Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, School Counselors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Brott, Pamelia E. – Professional School Counseling, 2006
With recent calls for accountability in school counseling, it is imperative that counselor educators are structuring the professional identity development of counselors-in-training through guided learning experiences with a focus on demonstrated effectiveness. The author presents examples of course objectives and learning experiences from five…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Course Objectives, Counselor Training, Class Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gysbers, Norman C. – Professional School Counseling, 2004
This article traces the evolution of accountability from the 1920s to 2003. Attention is given to expressions of concern about the need for accountability as well as recommendations for school counselors about how to be accountable. Then a sampling of empirical studies that provide evidence of the impact of guidance and counseling programs is…
Descriptors: Accountability, School Counselors, School Counseling, Comprehensive Guidance
Rosemary, Catherine A.; Roskos, Kathleen A.; Landreth, Leslie K. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
TERi (The Education Resources Institute, Inc), 2007
Surveys show that the overwhelming majority of youngsters in this country--regardless of race, income, or ethnic background--want to go to college. As rewarding 21st century jobs increasingly require postsecondary education, these ambitions have never been more important. Everyone must align the nation's divergent educational systems so that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Higher Education, School Readiness
Bleuer, Jeanne, Comp. – 1984
This digest identifies the issues which must be addressed to make instruments and procedures for assessing school counselor performance efficient, fair, valid, and useful. (BH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Performance, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lombana, Judy H. – School Counselor, 1985
Presents a model that focuses on a new approach to guidance objectives and the evaluation process. Compares client and program objectives and discusses empirical and perceptual evaluation procedures. (JAC)
Descriptors: Accountability, Counseling Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wilson, Natalie Susan – School Counselor, 1985
Discusses the obstacles and opportunities that school counselors face in attempting to conduct research in the public schools. Suggests that engaging in research and program evaluation may necessitate restructuring the goals of the guidance program, altering the priority of counselors' tasks, and modifying the expectations of various groups within…
Descriptors: Accountability, Counselor Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Needs
Falvey, Janet Elizabeth – 1987
This handbook is one of four handbooks developed for preservice and inservice counselor preparation and professional development. It was developed as a practical guide which will provide resources for supervisors to use in the field for enhancing their own skills or for use with other counselors under their supervision. It is also appropriate for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Counselor Training, Counselors
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4