A Study of Local Antecedents for College Choice: A Template for Administrators, Families, and School Counselors

Autor/inn/en	Bird, James; Kim, Do-Hong; Wierzalis, Edward
Titel	A Study of Local Antecedents for College Choice: A Template for Administrators, Families, and School Counselors
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 3 (2008) 2, (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-9635
Schlagwörter	College Choice; Alignment (Education); Educational Counseling; College Preparation; High School Graduates; Predictor Variables; Decision Making; Administrator Guides; School Counselors; Family Programs; Selection Criteria; Guidance Programs; Statistical Analysis; Grade Point Average + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienortwahl; Educational counselling; Educational guidance; Bildungsberatung; Erziehungsberatung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Prädiktor; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Family program; Familienprogramm; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Patterns of classes, grades, and test scores were studied in 3 successive graduating classes of a mid-western suburban high school. Descriptive statistics indicate that the prestigious college group had the highest mean scores on 23 variables. Descriptive discriminant analysis revealed the most influential variables were cumulative grade point average and the total number of advanced courses taken. These data can be collected on a local template and used for future decisions among parents, students, and counselors. The roles of the school counselor, building principal, and superintendent all need to be aligned so that the appropriate authority and responsibility can be used to service parents and students in making educational decisions. In order for this role alignment to occur, leadership initiative must flow from the superintendent through the building principal to the guidance counselor. Administrators must be catalysts in ideation while working with the counselors to serve families in their community. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01