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The Role of High School Counselors in Increasing Latino Male College Enrollment: Moving from College Aspirations to Access
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Ryu, Wonsun; Burmicky, Jorge; Sáenz, Victor B.; Viramontes, José R. Del Real; Aguayo, Rodrigo; Segovia, Jorge – Professional School Counseling, 2021
Even as the number of Latina/o students going to college has increased in recent years, Latino male students continue to face barriers in accessing America's institutions of higher education, a topic that remains complex and understudied. Using national survey data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, we sought to understand the role…
Descriptors: School Counselors, High School Students, Males, Hispanic American Students
Counseling Opportunity Structures: Explaining College-Going Using a Typology of School-Level Opportunity Structures
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Rangel, Virginia Snodgrass; Ballysingh, Tracy A. – Professional School Counseling, 2019
This article contributes to our understanding of the gap in college access by examining (a) the extent to which and (b) how high school counseling focused on college broadens access. We extend Engberg and Gilbert's typology of schools based on high school counseling norms and resources. Using recent data from the High School Longitudinal Study of…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Longitudinal Studies, College Bound Students
Are School Counselors Impacting Underrepresented Students' Thinking about Postsecondary Education? A Nationally Representative Study
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Cholewa, Blaire; Burkhardt, Christina K.; Hull, Michael F. – Professional School Counseling, 2016
Using the HSLS:09 [High School Longitudinal Study of 2009] data set and social capital theory as a framework, the authors examined which student and school characteristics predicted students' identification of their school counselor as the person who had the most influence in their thinking about postsecondary education (N = 3,239,560). Results…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, At Risk Students, Postsecondary Education
Helping Rural Adolescents Make Successful Postsecondary Transitions: A Longitudinal Study
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Lapan, Richard T.; Aoyagi, Mark; Kayson, Marc – Professional School Counseling, 2007
The longitudinal study in this article tested whether advantages in the career development of high school seniors resulted in better transition outcomes for these young adults 3 years after they graduated from high school. Enhanced career development in high school was significantly connected to more successful transitions into the adult roles of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Young Adults, School Counselors, Career Development