ERIC Number: EJ930516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-9633
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School Counselors as Social Capital: The Effects of High School College Counseling on College Application Rates
Bryan, Julia; Moore-Thomas, Cheryl; Day-Vines, Norma L.; Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl
Journal of Counseling & Development, v89 n2 p190-199 Spr 2011
Using social capital theory as a framework, the authors examined data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (Ingels, Pratt, Rogers, Siegel, & Stutts, 2004) to investigate how student contact with high school counselors about college information and other college-related variables influence students' college application rates. In addition to some college-related variables, the number of school counselors and student contacts were significant predictors of college application rates. Implications for school counselors and counselor training are included.
Descriptors: College Applicants, School Counselors, Social Capital, High Schools, Educational Counseling, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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