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Acevedo, Nancy – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2020
Guided by the frameworks of college-conocimiento and the cooling out function, this study examined the college choice process of Latina/o/x students who attended an under-resourced urban high school. Data for this study consisted of interviews with ten institutional agents, two oral history interviews with 34 Latina/o/x students, and observation…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Postsecondary Education, Academic Aspiration, Expectation
Anderson, Deja L. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The study was designed to explore the actual performance of secondary school counselors' perception of their role framed within the California State School Counseling Standards. A qualitative phenomenological narrative inquiry was conducted with counselors, detailing their experience as educators. In person interviews were conducted with eight…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Public Schools, Secondary Schools
Murúa, Vanessa – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This paper discusses a collaborative inquiry (CI) that explored a California community college program known as Puente. The purpose of the inquiry was to bring together different stakeholders involved with Puente---students, mentors, counselors, and instructors---to engage in group dialogue and share their perceptions about the functions of the…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Community Colleges, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Garcia, Christina – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the roles and responsibilities of California Community College counselors. Three case studies were conducted at 3 community colleges within the central California region. Participants included 3 general counseling faculty members at each community college. Interviews and focus groups were the primary sources of data. Other…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Case Studies, Counselor Role, Responsibility
Deslonde, Vernell L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to examine the high school counselors' perception of their ability to influence low socioeconomic students' postsecondary enrollment decisions in seven Title I high schools in southern California. Perna and Thomas' Student Success model and the Delivery System of the American School…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Case Studies, Socioeconomic Influences, Influences
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Capizzi, Lorri M.; Hofstetter, Carolyn Huie; Mena, Dolores D.; Duckor, Brent; Hu, Xiaolu – Journal of School Counseling, 2017
This article documents narrative experiences from alumni who participated in the GEAR UP program. The San Jose State University GEAR UP program, based on an intensive counseling model, is grounded in social capital and resilience theories, and is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Low Income Students, College Readiness, Well Being
Baazova Fields, Anna – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Within the California K-12 education setting, Latino students make up 53% of the child population, totaling over 3.3 million students (California Department of Education, 2016). Many of these Latino immigrant youth face challenges, including living in poverty, exposure to violence, and acculturation stress, all of which lead to a need for mental…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Students, At Risk Students
Stephens, Diana L.; Arriaga, Trudy Tuttle; Lindsey, Randall B. – Leadership, 2013
The Ventura Unified School District, in collaboration with California Lutheran University, is in the process of addressing the reality of deep achievement gap issues in ways that are redefining how district staff, site administrators, school counselors and the university work together. With a common focus on confronting educational inequities that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, School Districts, School Counselors
Davis, Ralph W., IV – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to explore community college counselors' perception of role strain in their positions. Role strain theory explains the difficulties individuals face as they determine which behavior expectations they fulfill in their relationships. It was determined that counselors have important role relationships with students,…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Community Colleges, School Counseling, Interpersonal Relationship
Meisenburg, Terry James – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Advocacy for all students is an important tenet in current school counselor literature and has been recognized as a vital component in student success. With the increase of students who attend high school online learning programs that do not require regular attendance at a school site, the role of the high school counselor to advocate for these…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, High Schools, Advocacy
Wright, Robert J.; Lesisko, Lee J. – Online Submission, 2011
There has been a major paradigm shift in the professional expectations for the role of school counselors. The possibility that this shift is having a role in the hiring process for school counselors was studied. The research question was the identification of latent factors that are part of the decision process used by school administrators in…
Descriptors: Employment, Personnel Selection, School Counselors, Counselor Role
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McKinney, Lyle; Roberts, Toya – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Financial aid counselors are a primary source of information that many students rely upon to understand financial aid and how to pay for college. However, little is known about financial aid counselors at America's community colleges and their interactions with the students they serve. Using original survey data, this study examined the role these…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College
Tran, Huy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Asian Americans are often depicted as a highly successful group, attaining advanced levels of education and upward mobility. However, research indicates Southeast Asian Americans are underrepresented in higher education and earn less bachelor degrees than East Asian Americans. To explore the phenomenon of unequal representation between Southeast…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Disproportionate Representation, College Choice, Bachelors Degrees
Scala, Jenny; Fabel, Patrice; Parrish, Tom – California Comprehensive Center at WestEd, 2012
Successful entry into kindergarten and transitions into middle grades school are crucial to academic success, high school graduation, and post-secondary outcomes. An array of studies have revealed the contribution that transition strategies have made in reducing student dropouts, in enhancing academic performance, in alleviating student and family…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students
Kincaid, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify school counselors' specific training needs in order to provide leadership and consultation for effective interventions for students with Asperger syndrome. The study examined school counselors' level of knowledge, skill, and training in working with students with Asperger syndrome and their…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Asperger Syndrome, Counselor Role, Counselor Training
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