ERIC Number: EJ1221181
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
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Beyond Compliance: Assessing Administrators' Commitment to Comprehensive School Counseling
Dahir, Carol A.; Cinotti, Daniel A.; Feirsen, Robert
NASSP Bulletin, v103 n2 p118-138 Jun 2019
The New York State Education Department recently passed legislation that requires school districts to implement a programmatic, data-driven approach to school counseling. This change moves the state toward comprehensive school counseling and away from traditional "guidance"; however, these policy changes often do not translate into practice for some time, if ever. This exploratory study includes survey data from district administrators, school building leaders, and supervisors of school counselors pertaining to their perceptions of the roles and expectations for practicing school counselors. There were significant differences between groups in the expectations and perceptions of the frequency of specific activities performed by these professionals, demonstrating a lack of agreement on important areas of the new regulations. These data have implications for the translation of policy changes into practice and shed light on gaps among key stakeholders that have limited the role of school counselors for decades. Implications for administrators and practicing counselors, especially with regard to communicating and understanding the benefits to students of comprehensive, data-driven practice, are included.
Descriptors: School Counseling, Administrator Attitudes, Compliance (Legal), Expectation, Counselor Role, School Counselors, School Administration, Differences, Data Use, Principals, School Districts, Pupil Personnel Workers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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