Counseling Matters: A Multi-Case Study of High School Counselors and Their Perception of their Role in the School Community
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2010-02-18
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WINDLE, MICHELLE HURT. Counseling Matters: A Multi-Case Study of High
School Counselors and Their Perceptions of Their Role in the School Community.
(Under the direction of Dr. Paul Bitting).
There is limited qualitative research that addresses issues high school counselors have in
common, their job expectations, and how those factors contribute to their professional
self-efficacy. This multi-case study of six practicing high school counselors in the state
of North Carolina makes a contribution to existing literature by providing an increased
understanding of high school counselors’ real and perceived roles within the high school
community. It enhances the existing knowledge of some of the common goals and
frustrations high school counselors share, while looking at their job expectations and how
those expectations are similar and different from the reality of their jobs. Finally, it
explores high school counselors’ lived professional experiences and examines the
relationship between those experiences and counselors’ professional self-efficacy,
expressed in the counselors’ own words. The results of this study demonstrate the need
for further research and dialogue surrounding how counselors are used in schools, the
factors that contribute to counselors’ job satisfaction, and the alignment of existing
school counseling programs with recognized professional school counseling standards.
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role, counselors, self-efficacy
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EdD
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Educational Administration and Supervision