A Phenomenological Examination of Middle School African American Adolescent Men's Experiences with Professional School Counselors

Autor/in	Washington, Ahmad Rashad
Titel	A Phenomenological Examination of Middle School African American Adolescent Men's Experiences with Professional School Counselors
Quelle	(2013), (210 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Iowa
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3034-0091-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Middle School Students; African American Students; Adolescents; Males; Student Experience; School Counselors; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Data Analysis; Knowledge Level; Counselor Role; Counseling Effectiveness; Counselor Client Relationship; Occupational Aspiration; Help Seeking; Counselor Training; Phenomenology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Studentin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Studienerfahrung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Qualitative Forschung; Auswertung; Wissensbasis; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie
Abstract	This qualitative study was conducted with a sample of five (5) middle school African American adolescent men from two different schools in the same school district to explore their perceptions of and experiences with their professional school counselors. Phenomenological qualitative methodology was used to complete this study. To gather research data, two semi-structured interviews with open ended questioning were conducted. Phenomenological data analysis was performed, which included the creation of meaning units, preliminary and then more detailed themes; ultimately five themes emanated from the data. These five themes include An Understanding of the Role of the School Counselor; Effective and Ineffective Performance of the School Counseling Roles; Factors Contributing to a Positive School Counselor/Student Dynamic; Personal and Social Factors Encouraging or Deterring Interactions with the School Counselor; and The Students' Tentative Occupational Interests. The themes suggest that participants have beliefs about the purpose of school counseling which align with national and state guidelines for the school counseling profession. In addition, themes reveal that the relationship between school counselor and student is extremely important and that this relationship is cultivated and nurtured in a number of ways. Data also indicated that depending on how well school counselors perform these duties and connect effectively with students, participants are able distinguish between effective and ineffective performance of the school counselor role. As important as these variables are, data also indicated there are personal and social variables which can encourage or deter participants' contact with their school counseling. The last theme details the participants' occupational interests. Implications for professional school counselors in these two schools and the school counselor education profession more generally are also provided. In conclusion, limitations and suggestions for future research are explored. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01