School counselor’s role and functions: school administrators’ and counselors’ opinions

Georgia School Counselors Association Georgia School Counselors Association

This paper operationalizes the definition of action research (AR) and the importance of conducting such studies to improve the lives of students and professionals. This paper provides an overview of literature regarding variables related to truancy and absenteeism. The paper discusses the importance of students being present and engaged, negative implications associated with poor attendance and...

Principals', counselors' and teachers' understanding of the role and tasks of school counselors(Case Study Norabad city)

The goal of the present study is exploratory data analysis of the role and tasks of school counselors of Delfan city.  This research is a quantitative one with a focus on correlational method. The study population consists of all principals, counselors and teachers of Noor Abad City among whom 250 were chosen randomly. To determine the role and tasks of school counselors, a questionnaire prepar...

Leadership Practices of School Counselors

The opinions of school counselors on the use of information and communication technologies in school counseling practices: North Cyprus schools

The goal of this study was to determine school counselors’ opinions concerning the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in school counseling practices. The participants were 61 school counselors (54 female, 7 male) who worked in middle (17), high (23), middle/high (19), and primary (2) schools. The mean age was 33.4 years. The Internet Usage Questionnaire was used to collect pa...

Self-Efficacy and Burnout in Professional School Counselors

This study investigated the relationships between burnout and self-efficacy among school counselors. Also, the level of their burnout and self-efficacy was examined in terms of the social support, task perception and the number of students. A sample of 194 school counselors filled out the Maslach Burnout Inventory, The School Counselors SelfEfficacy Scale, and Personal Information Sheet. For th...