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Amatea, Ellen S.; West-Olatunji, Cirecie A. – Professional School Counseling, 2007
School counselors bring special skills to the effort of educating low-income children. A review of literature on poverty and social class as correlates of student success, teacher expectations, and parent involvement provides a rationale for school counselors expanding their leadership roles in high-poverty schools by (a) serving as cultural…
Descriptors: Social Class, Poverty, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
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Amatea, Ellen S.; Clark, Mary Ann – Professional School Counseling, 2005
This qualitative study utilized a grounded theory methodology to assess the conceptions about the school counselor role held by 26 administrators employed in public elementary, middle, or high schools. The study was designed to build a deeper understanding of how school administrators conceptualized the school counselor role. Four distinctive role…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Counselor Role, Administrators, Public Schools