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The Gap Between Influence and Efficacy: College Readiness Training, Urban School Counselors, and the Promotion of Equity
Author(s) -
SavitzRomer Mandy
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2012.00007.x
Subject(s) - psychology , curriculum , medical education , promotion (chess) , perception , equity (law) , counselor education , educational attainment , educational equity , higher education , pedagogy , medicine , neuroscience , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
This phenomenological study presents 11 urban school counselors’ perceptions of their graduate education in school counseling in relation to their engagement in college readiness counseling with low‐income, 1st‐generation college‐bound students. Findings from 2 rounds of interviews suggest that intentional strategies to integrate postsecondary readiness and planning into counselor education curricula is necessary to efficiently prepare school counselors to promote college access and success for at‐risk youth, thereby reducing the inequities that currently exist in postsecondary degree attainment.