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Self‐Efficacy for Enhancing Students’ Career and College Readiness: A Survey of Professional School Counselors
Author(s) -
ParikhFoxx Sejal,
Martinez Robert,
Baker Stanley B.,
Olsen Jacob
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12312
Subject(s) - self efficacy , psychology , medical education , sample (material) , grounded theory , scale (ratio) , qualitative research , social psychology , medicine , social science , chemistry , physics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , sociology
Grounded in Bandura’s (1997) self‐efficacy theory and Savickas’s (2011) career construction theory, this study examined school counselors’ beliefs about whether they can perform specific tasks related to supporting students’ career and college readiness. A national sample of school counselors ( N = 2,047) completed the School Counselor Self‐Efficacy for Enhancing Student Career and College Readiness Scale (Baker, Parikh‐Foxx, & Martinez, 2017). Findings from a survey research design indicated that the extent of related training and the challenges associated with implementation of career service delivery were of concern to participants. Recommendations for training, practice, and further research are presented.