ERIC Number: EJ817489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Aug
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Four Views of the Professional School Counselor-Principal Relationship: A Q-Methodology Study
Janson, Christopher; Militello, Matthew; Kosine, Natalie
Professional School Counseling, v11 n6 p353-361 Aug 2008
This study in this article investigated how school counselors and principals perceive their professional relationship. Q methodology was used to develop 45 opinion statements about the relationship between school counselors and principals, and 39 professional school counselors and principals then sorted the statements. Four factors emerged representing different viewpoints of this relationship. Each contained constructive attributes of the school counselor-principal relationship, but one factor exhibited an appreciation of the context of interpersonal collaboration along with the content of school improvement initiatives. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Q Methodology, School Counselors, Principals, Interprofessional Relationship, Counselor Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Opinions, Factor Analysis, Cooperation, Leadership, Barriers
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; Ohio; Vermont
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