Leading and supporting school counselors through evaluation systems
A national study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21375487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Louise Geesa (0000-0002-8126-8118, Department of Educational Leadership Ball State University Muncie Indiana USA, corresponding author), Nicholas P Elam (0000-0002-8975-0857, Department of Educational Leadership Ball State University Muncie Indiana USA), Marilynn M Quick (Department of Educational Leadership Ball State University Muncie Indiana USA), Kaylee M Odell (Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling Ball State University Municie Indiana USA), Jungnam Kim (0000-0002-9608-4872, Department of Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services University of Nevada Las Vegas Nevada USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1090-1115 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology in the Schools (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pits.23102 |
| OpenAlex | W4389143152 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies can provide the foundation for guiding and evaluating school counselors’ practices and programs (ASCA, 2019). When appropriate measures are used to evaluate PK‐12 school counselors, teachers, principals, and student support specialists, practice in schools may improve. The purpose of this study was to analyze the content and tools state‐level departments of education in the United States have developed to evaluate school counselors throughout PK‐12 schools. Data were collected and analyzed based on a rubric of three respected evaluation frameworks. Results of the study revealed that about three‐fourths of 51 state agencies indicated that they have developed a specialized and specific evaluation tool for school counselors, while one‐fourth of state agencies do not have a specific evaluation tool for school counselors. As an implication, some important assessment areas are missing on many of the evaluation tools that do exist. Our findings from the analysis of the school counselor evaluation tools provide insights into how pre‐service and in‐service principals and school counselors, higher education faculty, and policymakers can work together and consider how best to evaluate school counselors based on their specific roles and responsibilities to address students’ social‐emotional; academic; and career, college, and life readiness needs
Counselor education · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Rubric · Service (business) · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Medicine · Nursing Roles and Practices · Psychology
The Content Analysis Guidebook
Likert scales, levels of measurement and the “laws” of statistics
School leadership and culture
Interpreting and using student ratings data
Counselor Education and Supervision
Evaluation systems in a crowded policy space
A Nation at Risk
Revisiting The Widget Effect
Future School Administrators' Perceptions of the School Counselor's Role
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