ERIC Number: EJ952188
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Using Culturally Competent Responsive Services to Improve Student Achievement and Behavior
Schellenberg, Rita; Grothaus, Tim
Professional School Counseling, v14 n3 p222-230 Feb 2011
This article illustrates standards blending, the integration of core academic and school counseling standards, as a culturally alert responsive services strategy to assist in closing the achievement gap while also enhancing employability skills and culturally salient career competencies. The responsive services intervention described in this article resulted in knowledge gains in both the school counseling and language arts curriculum competencies for a diverse group of 78 high school students. The article includes implications for school counseling practice. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, School Counseling, Comprehensive Guidance, Cultural Relevance, Job Skills, Intervention, Achievement Gains, Competency Based Education, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Program Effectiveness, Improvement Programs, Student Improvement, Questionnaires, Pretests Posttests, High School Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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