School counselors are being called to reestablish their roles as leaders, advocates, collaborators, and change agents. Unfortunately, several barriers hinder school counselors' advocacy, including limited instruction and training on advocacy during preparation programs, lack of knowledge or awareness of resources and policies, limited access to…

"A Longitudinal Study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success Initiative" (see Hammond, Drew, et al., 2011) follows the implementation of a statewide mandated career-focused school reform policy in one U.S. state. The research focuses on eight diverse high schools in the state, personnel at those schools, and approximately…

This qualitative study explores career counseling and guidance services as provided to students engaged in career and technical education programs at three sites in the United States. The sites, consisting of high schools and community colleges, were part of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's 5-year studies of…