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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Access to School Counseling and the Connection to Postsecondary STEM Outcomes
Brookover, Dana L.
Professional Counselor, v11 n4 p383-399 2021
Access to school counseling services leads to access to college-readiness counseling initiatives, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education-focused counseling for students. School counselor caseload and percentage of time spent on college-readiness counseling were analyzed in relation to longitudinal STEM postsecondary outcomes of students in a nationally representative sample. Access to school counselors who spend 21% or more of their time on college-readiness counseling predicted persistence and attainment of a STEM postsecondary degree. The current results offer implications for school counselors, counselor educators, and future researchers, including the need for STEM self-efficacy interventions, unbiased curriculum, and professional development on STEM counseling for school counselors; and the call for a more nuanced understanding of this topic.
Descriptors: School Counseling, College Readiness, STEM Education, School Counselors, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Student Characteristics, First Generation College Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Self Efficacy, Grade Point Average, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)
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