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ERIC Number: EJ1301314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2688-6189
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Activities and Role of School Counselors in West Virginia: A Comparison to a National Sample
He, Lijuan; Brady, Barbara; Carey, John C.
Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, v3 n1 Article 4 p27-39 May 2021
A national study of school counselor role and professional activities (Fan et al., 2019) was replicated using a West Virginia (WV) school counselor sample to determine if WV's unique context and state policies would reflect a difference in how counselors perceive their roles and conduct professional practices. The comparison between WV sample and its national counterparts showed that school counselors grade level is robustly related to professional practice, with high school counselors demonstrating different levels of work focus than middle and elementary counselors. The WV sample did not demonstrate any practically significant differences from the previously collected national U.S. sample (Fan et al. 2019) on any "ISSCA-US" subsamples or items. While these results add confidence to the generalizability of Fan et al.'s (2019) findings, interestingly, no differences in role or practice were identified given the significant state policy initiatives to tailor school counseling practice towards state needs, models, and approaches.
International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation in School-Based Counseling. William & Mary School of Education, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187. e-mail: JSCPEOnline@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/jscpe/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia; United States
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