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Dogan, Sabri; Dollarhide, Colette – Education 3-13, 2023
This phenomenological qualitative study explored U.S.A. school counsellors' perceptions of their experiences with immigrant students. Phenomenological qualitative research method was used because we wanted to gather a complex and detailed understanding of school counsellors' experiences with immigrants. We used criterion-based purposive sampling…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Student Characteristics, School Counselors, School Counseling
Maricel E. Keller – ProQuest LLC, 2023
School counselors play a vital supportive role in schools. As the needs of students and diverse populations in urban schools surge, the need to improve understanding of school counselors' experiences facing social justice issues also increases. Framed through the lens of Rawls's social justice theory, the focus of this generic qualitative study…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, Social Justice, Counselor Characteristics
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Martinez, Robert R., Jr.; Foxx, Sejal Parikh; Olsen, Jacob; Kennedy, Stephen D. – Professional School Counseling, 2021
We examined data from a national sample of 917 school counselors to determine the factor structure of the School Counselor STEM Advocacy Survey. An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported use of the two-factor model. Survey scores demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent validity. We discuss differences between key…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, National Surveys, STEM Education
Jennifer Nicole Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study explores the lack of African American students enrolled in AP Calculus courses in North Carolina public high schools. It considered the perception of student-counselor relationships, academic advising practices, and identity of high school counselor participants. In-depth interviews were conducted with three, African…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Advanced Placement, School Counselors
Steele, Janee Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Social justice has become an increasingly controversial topic among members of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Specifically, concerns have been raised over what is perceived to be: (a) the liberal political agenda of social justice advocates, (b) the marginalization of conservative counselors, and (c) the inappropriate use of ACA…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Activism, Ideology, Multivariate Analysis
Lange, Amber – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A sample of American Counseling Association (ACA) members and the entire population of the ACA Legislative Institute attendants was investigated to determine if any variables were contributing to strong scores on the Lange Profession Advocacy Scale (LPAS), a Rasch analyzed instrument. A total of 563 cases had a valid measure score and were…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Counselor Educators, Counseling, Professional Associations