A Review of the Major School Counseling Policy Studies in the United States: 2000-2014. Research Monograph

Autor/inn/en	Carey, John C.; Martin, Ian
Institution	University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ronald H. Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research & Evaluation (CSCORE); American Counseling Association
Titel	A Review of the Major School Counseling Policy Studies in the United States: 2000-2014. Research Monograph
Quelle	(2015), (91 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	School Counseling; School Counselors; School Policy; School Surveys; Program Evaluation; Databases; Decision Making; Counselor Client Ratio; Academic Achievement; College Admission; Attendance; Discipline; College Applicants; High School Students; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Schulpolitik; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Datenbank; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schulleistung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Anwesenheit; Disziplin; College applications; Studienbewerber; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the major policy studies concerning school counseling in the United States that were disseminated between 2000 and 2014. In all, reviewers located 37 documents that were disseminated between 2000 and 2014, and that were either intentionally written with a focus on policy implications or were frequently used to attempt to influence policy decision-making. The review is organized by types of policy studies: Literature Reviews; Survey Research; Statewide Evaluations of School Counseling Programs; State Evaluations of School Counseling Practice; Existing Database Investigations of School Counseling; Research Identifying Elements of Exemplary Practice; Studies of Evaluation Capacity; and Practices in School Counseling. The results of several of the reviewed studies raise the question as to whether the role of the school counselor in high school and the range of duties associated with this role has become overly broad. Studies suggest that counselors cannot adequately focus their work on improving students' academic achievement and promoting college access partly because of this impossibly broad role. Lower student-to-counselor ratios were consistently found to be associated with higher attendance rates, higher college application rates, lower discipline rates, and (for elementary students) enhanced academic achievement. Government policies reducing these ratios (especially in states with particularly high ratios) would be expected to result in enhanced benefits to students. However, it is still unclear whether reducing ratios is the most cost-effective way to achieve policy objectives. Future policy research should use a cost-benefits approach to identify the most effective staffing patterns needed to achieve critical policy objectives in school counseling. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Ronald H. Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research & Evaluation. 357 Hills South College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9308. Tel: 413-545-3619; Fax: 413-545-1523; e-mail: cscore.umass@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.umass.edu/schoolcounseling/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11