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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Kimbel, Tracy M.; Jacokes, Darlene E.; Stone, Carolyn B. – Professional School Counseling, 2015
A national study conducted with the members of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) database examined school counselors' utilization of online technologies. The researchers also explored beliefs and practices and examined mitigating factors such as school counselors' background, training, and experience. Training impacted…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Online Systems, Influence of Technology, School Counselors
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Bemak, Fred; Willians, Joseph M.; Chung, Rita Chi-Ying – Professional School Counseling, 2015
Despite recognition of accountability for school counselors, no clear set of interrelated performance measures exists to guide school counselors in collecting and evaluating data that relates to student academic success. This article outlines four critical domains of accountability for school counselors (i.e., grades, attendance, disciplinary…
Descriptors: Accountability, School Counselors, Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment
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Pica-Smith, Cinzia; Poynton, Timothy A. – Professional School Counseling, 2015
Supporting interethnic and interracial friendships in schools among children and adolescents is an important part of a progressive educational agenda informed in equity, social justice frameworks, and critical multicultural education that leads to a reduction in racial prejudice. Positive intergroup contact is a necessary condition in prejudice…
Descriptors: Friendship, Racial Relations, Racial Attitudes, Racial Integration
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Dollarhide, Colette T.; Bowen, Nikol V.; Baker, Caroline A.; Kassoy, Felice R.; Mayes, Renae D.; Baughman, Amber V. – Professional School Counseling, 2014
In spite of research suggesting the importance of diverse professionals in education (Mattison & Aber, 2007), no studies have explored the professional experiences of school counselors of Color. In this exploratory grounded-theory qualitative study, researchers interviewed 19 school counselors of Color. Responses revealed both positive and…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Minority Groups, Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research
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Kimbel, Tyler M.; Schellenberg, Rita – Professional School Counseling, 2014
Authors discuss the importance of school counselors addressing spiritual and religious issues in ethically meeting the developmental and cultural needs of K-12 students. Domains of spiritual and religious competence for professional counselors, published by the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC, 2009),…
Descriptors: Student Needs, School Counselors, School Counseling, Spiritual Development
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Grimes, Lee Edmondson; Haskins, Natoya; Paisley, Pamela O. – Professional School Counseling, 2014
This phenomenological study explored the experiences of rural school counselors as social justice advocates. The first author interviewed seven participants in their respective communities and identified five themes, including both positive and negative elements: the stability of place, community promise, mutual reliance, professional and personal…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Social Justice, Rural Schools, School Counselors
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Harris, Henry L. – Professional School Counseling, 2014
A total of 1627 school counselors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in a study designed to investigate their personal perceptions of multiracial individuals. Results indicated that school counselors held a wide variety of perceptions and those with 1 to 5 years of experience were more likely to believe that multiracial…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, National Surveys, Student Diversity
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Byrd, Rebekah; Hays, Danica G. – Professional School Counseling, 2014
School counselors need to advocate and act as an ally for all students. Safe Space, a training designed to facilitate competency for working with and serving LGBTQ youth (i.e., LGBTQ competency), has received increased attention in the field of school counseling. However, limited empirical support exists for training interventions such as Safe…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Counselor Training, Trainees
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Trice-Black, Shannon; Bailey, Carrie Lynn; Kiper Riechel, Morgan E. – Professional School Counseling, 2013
Play therapy is an empirically supported intervention used to address a number of developmental issues faced in childhood. Through the natural language of play, children and adolescents communicate feelings, thoughts, and experiences. Schools provide an ideal setting for play therapy in many ways; however, several challenges exist in implementing…
Descriptors: Play, Therapy, School Counseling, Case Studies
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DeKruyf, Lorraine; Auger, Richard W.; Trice-Black, Shannon – Professional School Counseling, 2013
The professional identity of school counselors has evolved over time. This article traces the historical context driving this evolution, and suggests it is time for the profession to conjoin the roles of educational leader and mental health professional. This proposal is prompted by heightened awareness of unmet student mental health needs,…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Student Needs, Mental Health
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Auger, Richard W. – Professional School Counseling, 2013
The number of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has risen significantly in recent years (CDC, 2012), and students with ASD present unique challenges to schools and school counselors. This article presents a synthesis of recent research literature related to ASD for the purpose of providing school counselors with assistance in…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Literature Reviews, School Counselors
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Thompson, E. Heather; Robertson, Phyllis; Curtis, Russ; Frick, Melodie H. – Professional School Counseling, 2013
Anxiety is one of the most pervasive mental health concerns affecting students, yet a significant number of students with anxiety disorders remain underserved. If left untreated, anxiety can hinder students' personal/social, academic, and career development. The purpose of this article is to provide professional school counselors with helpful…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Anxiety Disorders, Prevention, Intervention
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Rowell, Lonnie; Hong, Eunsook – Professional School Counseling, 2013
Motivation is an important foundation of academic development in students. This article discusses academic motivation; its various component concepts in areas such as beliefs, goals, and values; and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. It also presents major, widely studied theoretical perspectives of academic motivation and briefly illustrates…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
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Wilkerson, Kevin; Perusse, Rachelle; Hughes, Ashley – Professional School Counseling, 2013
This study compares school-wide Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) results in Indiana schools earning the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation (n = 75) with a sample of control schools stratified by level and locale (n = 226). K-12 schools earning the RAMP designation in 2007, 2008, and 2009 comprise the experimental group. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Gonzalez, Laura M.; Borders, L. DiAnne; Hines, Erik M.; Villalba, Jose A.; Henderson, Alia – Professional School Counseling, 2013
The Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2005) model of parents' involvement in their children's schools has recently been applied to Latino immigrant families. This article reviews that literature and then describes culturally appropriate strategies for school counselors to work with this population, focusing on (a) teacher and counselor invitations…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Parent Participation, Hispanic American Students
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