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ERIC Number: EJ996032
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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Missouri Professional School Counselors: Ratios Matter, Especially in High-Poverty Schools
Lapan, Richard T.; Gysbers, Norman C.; Stanley, Bragg; Pierce, Margaret E.
Professional School Counseling, v16 n2 p108-116 Dec 2012
Results link lower student-to-school-counselor ratios to better graduation rates and lower disciplinary incidents across Missouri high schools. An interaction favorable for promoting student success in school was found between increasing percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and smaller student-to-school-counselor ratios. In high-poverty schools, those schools that met the ASCA criteria of having at least one professional school counselor for every 250 students had better graduation and school attendance rates, and lower disciplinary incidents. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
American School Counselor Association. 1101 King Street Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-683-2722; Fax: 703-683-1619; e-mail: asca@schoolcounselor.org; Web site: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Missouri
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