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Title: Spiritually competent rehabilitation counseling: adjusting to disability.
Creator: Reguero, Layven, Peluso, Paul R., Graduate College
Date Issued: 2013-04-12
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361954
Subject Headings: Rehabilitation counseling, Counseling--education, Disability
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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIAL–EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS (SE-SELS) SURVEY: AN ASSESSMENT TOOL TO MEASURE STUDENTS’ USE OF SEL SKILLS.
Creator: Farmanara-Kneidel, Lilia, Mariani, Melissa A., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to develop and explore the factor structure of the Student Engagement in Social–Emotional Learning Skills (SE-SELS) survey, a newly designed assessment that assesses students’ knowledge and use of five social–emotional learning skills (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making) aligned with the framework of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. The SE-SELS survey includes 20...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to develop and explore the factor structure of the Student Engagement in Social–Emotional Learning Skills (SE-SELS) survey, a newly designed assessment that assesses students’ knowledge and use of five social–emotional learning skills (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making) aligned with the framework of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. The SE-SELS survey includes 20 items and takes approximately 5 min to complete. Participants were 359 students in Grades 6–8 at one university-affiliated laboratory school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The instrument was explored through exploratory factor analysis, which determined that the strengths of relationships among variables was satisfactory and that the model overall had strong internal reliability (α = .90). All items were retained for the final SE-SELS survey (.41 ≤ α ≤ .75). Items linked to the relationship skills component and the self-management component were merged to create a four-factor model, which ABSTRACT was a better fit for the data overall and retained all five components addressed by the SESELS survey. There is at present a lack of reliable and valid instruments that measure the effectiveness of interventions and student outcomes related to social–emotional learning. The SE-SELS survey can thus help school counselors and other educators to determine the impact of social–emotional learning interventions and provide baseline and growth data for students. Follow-up studies are needed to support the reliability and validity of the SE-SELS survey.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013997
Subject Headings: Educational counseling, Exploratory factor analysis
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Title: The effect of case conceptualization training on counselor competence and the influence of self-efficacy.
Creator: Ladd, Christina, Sperry, Len, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: This study investigated the extent to which formal training in developing effective case conceptualizations increased counselor competence among participants compared to those who were not exposed to the training. A total of 145 counselor trainees were recruited from three South Florida Universities. Participants in both the treatment group and comparison group received a brief lecture on case conceptualization, while those in the treatment group were trained to develop effective case...
Show moreThis study investigated the extent to which formal training in developing effective case conceptualizations increased counselor competence among participants compared to those who were not exposed to the training. A total of 145 counselor trainees were recruited from three South Florida Universities. Participants in both the treatment group and comparison group received a brief lecture on case conceptualization, while those in the treatment group were trained to develop effective case conceptualizations using an integrative model. The brief lecture effectively reduced myths about case conceptualization for both the treatment and comparison group participants (p < 0.001). Oneway ANOVA results showed the effectiveness of the specific training (p < 0.001). The treatment group had a significantly higher mean score (M = 44.12; SD = 9.84) than the comparison group (M = 24.23; SD = 8.29). There was no significant difference in participants’ CCEF pre-test scores, therefore, they were treated as a non-treatment group and compared to the CCEF post-test scores of the comparison group and treatment group.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004450, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004450
Subject Headings: Counseling -- Evaluation, Counseling -- Practice, Counseling Competencies Scale, Counselor education, Counselor trainees, Rating of, Counselors -- Supervision of
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Title: A Meta-analysis of School Counselor-led Interventions on Social-emotional Skills and Competence for Middle and High School Students.
Creator: Owens, Anna Katharine, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: This meta-analysis investigated the practical significance of school counselor-led social emotional learning (SEL) interventions on outcomes for students in Grades 6–12. The sample includes 28 studies involving 3,794 middle and high school students. The treatment group was comprised of a total of 2,032 students, who received interventions led by a certified school counselor. The control/comparison groups were derived from a sample of 1,762 middle and high school students who did not receive...
Show moreThis meta-analysis investigated the practical significance of school counselor-led social emotional learning (SEL) interventions on outcomes for students in Grades 6–12. The sample includes 28 studies involving 3,794 middle and high school students. The treatment group was comprised of a total of 2,032 students, who received interventions led by a certified school counselor. The control/comparison groups were derived from a sample of 1,762 middle and high school students who did not receive the school counselor-led intervention. The meta-analysis included a diverse sample of students, with ethnicity reported as 589 (15.52%) African American, 52 (1.37%) Asian, 1,162 (30.63%) Hispanic, 1,267 (33.39%) Caucasian, 11 (0.28%) Native American, 21 (0.55%) Pacific Islander, and 177 (4.66%) Multi-racial/Other. Of the studies included in the meta-analysis, the ethnicities of 412 (18.86%) students were not reported. A total of 12 studies were conducted at the middle school level, 10 at the high school level, and 6 studies reported a mixed setting of Grades 6–12. The sample included almost equal representation of 1,883 (49.63%) males and 1,847 (48.68%) females, and the genders of 69 (1.82%) students were not reported. The overall unweighted Cohen’s d effect size (ES) of the school counselor-led interventions was .312 (95% CI [.173, .452]). The ES for overall cognitive outcomes (d = 0.380) was slightly larger than for overall effective role functions outcomes (d =0.377) and affective outcomes (d = 0.356). The smallest ES reported for overall variables was for behavioral outcomes (d = 0.228). The largest ES for a specific student outcome measure was found for standardized achievement test scores (d = 0.612) (Vernez & Zimmer, 2007). Moderator analyses were conducted and are explored in the results and discussion. The results address the current gap in school counseling outcome research by broadening future research directions for comprehensive school counseling programs (CSCP) to incorporate SEL initiatives aimed for middle and high school students.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013138
Subject Headings: Counseling in middle school education, Educational counseling--Research, Counseling in secondary education, Meta-analysis, Social emotional learning
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Title: DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE USEFULNESS OF STUDENT SERVICESAT THE COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Creator: BLAKE, ROSALYN MOORE, Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine certain perceptions held by disadvantaged students about the usefulness of selected student services at eight MOTEC-JC related Community junior colleges in America. In order to accomplish this purpose, a survey questionnaire was sent to eight community junior colleges participating in the MOTEC-JC Program (Moving On To Enrollment and Completion of Junior College), a Federally funded institute operated at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine certain perceptions held by disadvantaged students about the usefulness of selected student services at eight MOTEC-JC related Community junior colleges in America. In order to accomplish this purpose, a survey questionnaire was sent to eight community junior colleges participating in the MOTEC-JC Program (Moving On To Enrollment and Completion of Junior College), a Federally funded institute operated at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Some of the MOTEC-JC participants were teachers and administrators employed at the following community junior colleges which partieipated in this study: Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida; Sanford D. Bishop State Junior College, Mobile, Alabama; Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida; Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey; Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida; Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Jefferson State Junior College, Birmingham, Alabama. A participant from each of these eight community junior colleges identified disadvantaged students enrolled in their respective institutions and administered the survey instrument to these students. One hundred and forty-two questionnaires responded to by disadvantaged students were returned and utilized in percentage, ratio, and statistical analyses. Percentages were obtained to determine disadvantaged students' utilization of selected student services at their respective community junior colleges. Ratios were computed to isolate important relationships among the answers given by disadvantaged students to the questions comprising each of the ten sections of the questionnaire. Moreover, findings were analyzed and tested by x^2 to identify significant differences in the responses made by disadvantaged students when classified as Freshmen and Sophomores. A comparison of the responses of these two groups was made to determine if being freshmen or sophomores at the community junior colleges made a significant difference in whether these students utilized the selected student services. Disadvantaged students were utilizing selected student services at their community junior colleges. Furthermore, being freshmen or sophomores made no significant difference as to whether these students utilized the selected services. Nevertheless, there were those disadvantaged students who never used the selected student services at their community junior colleges. Consequently, future research is needed to obtain information from disadvantaged students not utilizing selected student services at their community junior colleges.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11651
Subject Headings: Community colleges, Counseling in higher education
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Title: A MODEL OF GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR NEW CONSTITUENCIES IN SELECTED URBAN FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
Creator: STEWART, E. JEAN, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the study was to develop a model of guidance services that would take into account the diversified needs of the new constituencies. The term "new constituencies" referred to three of the groups newest to higher education and urban community colleges. Namely, academically under-prepared, low income, and/or racial and ethnic minorities were the kinds of students considered. The major questions of the research problem to determine if guidance programs were adequately serving new...
Show moreThe purpose of the study was to develop a model of guidance services that would take into account the diversified needs of the new constituencies. The term "new constituencies" referred to three of the groups newest to higher education and urban community colleges. Namely, academically under-prepared, low income, and/or racial and ethnic minorities were the kinds of students considered. The major questions of the research problem to determine if guidance programs were adequately serving new constituencies were: (1) Are community colleges providing varied guidance services? (2) To what extent are new constituencies utilizing guidance services? (3) How do new constituencies evaluate guidance services? and (4) What are the essential components of guidance services for new constituencies? The crucial needs of the three constituency groups as identified from the research, coupled with a comprehensive review of the literature, formed the basis for the development of an administrative design for guidance services. The model was found to be especially applicable for use in urban community colleges comparable to those surveyed in the study.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11670
Subject Headings: Counseling in adult education--Florida
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Title: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES AT SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SANFORD, FLORIDA.
Creator: CULP, MARGUERITE MCGANN., Florida Atlantic University, Kite, Robert H.
Abstract/Description: The problem addressed by this study was the lack of data to document the need for--or effectiveness of--the student personnel program at Seminole Community College. A literature review supported the need for continued evaluation of student personnel services at the local level. Four questions were generated as a result of this literature review: (1)Which student personnel services were considered essential by new students, by students who had completed at least one semester at the college,...
Show moreThe problem addressed by this study was the lack of data to document the need for--or effectiveness of--the student personnel program at Seminole Community College. A literature review supported the need for continued evaluation of student personnel services at the local level. Four questions were generated as a result of this literature review: (1)Which student personnel services were considered essential by new students, by students who had completed at least one semester at the college, and by faculty members? (2)Which services were new students actually intending to use? (3)How did faculty members and students who had used specific student personnel services rate them? (4)Did significant differences exist in the services needed by new students in relation to the variables of age, sex, enrollment status, and area of college enrollment? A study was designed to answer these questions. Survey instruments were constructed and distributed to a random sample of new students, currently enrolled students, and faculty members in the adult high school, college credit, and vocational-technical portions of the college. The instruments were returned by 87.9 percent of new students, 93.5 percent of currently enrolled students, and 88.1 percent of the faculty. Examination of the data, calculated in percentages, from new students, currently enrolled students, and faculty revealed that: (1)services defined as necessary were those related to admissions, testing and placement, academic and career counseling, and orientation; (2)new students intended to use services related to registration, academic and career counseling, orientation, and study techniques; (3)over 10 percent of new students who defined a service as essential indicated they would never use the service; (4)over 30 percent of the faculty and 60 percent of currently enrolled students were unable to evaluate student personnel services except for those services related to admissions, orientation, academic advisement, and registration; (5)faculty tended to rate as inadequate services connected to the placement of students in courses, academic advisement, and recruitment; and (6)the majority of students, both new and currently enrolled, indicated a lack of interest in personal or social counseling.
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Date Issued: 1981
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11779
Subject Headings: Counseling in adult education--Florida--Evaluation
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Title: The effect of participation in the “girl talk” program on easing the transition to middle school.
Creator: Schietz, Randi J, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: This study measured the impact of a gender-specific school counseling curriculum, “Girl Talk” on: relational aggressive behaviors, pro-social behaviors, student connectedness, cohesiveness, and social self-efficacy. The “Girl Talk” program consists of five sessions and was delivered as part of a comprehensive school counseling program. Fifth grade girls in four elementary schools (N=151) from one large, Southeastern school district participated in the study. Girls at two elementary schools...
Show moreThis study measured the impact of a gender-specific school counseling curriculum, “Girl Talk” on: relational aggressive behaviors, pro-social behaviors, student connectedness, cohesiveness, and social self-efficacy. The “Girl Talk” program consists of five sessions and was delivered as part of a comprehensive school counseling program. Fifth grade girls in four elementary schools (N=151) from one large, Southeastern school district participated in the study. Girls at two elementary schools received the “Girl Talk” program (treatment group; n=85) and their peer counterparts (comparison group; n=66) at the two remaining schools received their regular school counseling program. A series analysis of variance and an analysis of covariance test, using an alpha level of .05, was conducted to determine if statistically significant differences existed between participants' posttest scores by group condition on the Peer Relations Questionnaire (Rigby & Slee, 1993b), My Class Inventory–Short Form Revised (Sink & Spencer, 2005), the Peers and Friends subscales of the Hemingway Measure of Pre-Adolescent Connectedness (Karcher, 2005), and the Social self-efficacy subscale of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (Muris, 2001). Statistically significant differences were found in the areas of relational aggressive behaviors, pro-social behaviors, student connectedness, cohesiveness, and social self-efficacy. Partial eta square effect sizes were reported for each measure. The results support the positive impact that school counselors can have when using a systemic, gender-specific classroom guidance curriculum for reducing relational aggression among pre-adolescent girls.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004328, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004328
Subject Headings: Adolescent psychology, Counseling in elementary education, Educational counseling, Educational sociology, Sex differences (Psychology), Social psychology -- Methodology, Student adjustment
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Title: The effect of a student achievement curriculum on grade 9 completion rate and student engagement.
Creator: Renda, Melissa Rose, Brigman, Greg, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the current outcome study was to investigate the difference in grade 9 completion rate and student engagement between grade 9 students in the treatment group who received the Student Success Sills (SSS) classroom program (Brigman & Webb, 2010) and grade 9 students in the comparison group who did not receive the SSS classroom program. The sample consisted of grade 9 students enrolled in Intensive Reading classes, a required course for all high school students in the state of...
Show moreThe purpose of the current outcome study was to investigate the difference in grade 9 completion rate and student engagement between grade 9 students in the treatment group who received the Student Success Sills (SSS) classroom program (Brigman & Webb, 2010) and grade 9 students in the comparison group who did not receive the SSS classroom program. The sample consisted of grade 9 students enrolled in Intensive Reading classes, a required course for all high school students in the state of Florida who are below reading proficiency. School A served as the treatment group (n=98) and School B served as the comparison group (n=99). Certified school counselors in the treatment group implemented five, 45 minute SSS lessons and three booster lessons after being trained in the manualized use of the program and other related study procedures. A quasi-experimental pretest posttest research design was employed to examine the impact of the SSS classroom program on grade 9 completion rate and student engagement. The unit of analysis was individual grade 9 students. Grade 9 completion rate was measured by academic credits. Student engagement was measured by attendance rate and the Student Engagement in School Success Skills (SESSS) instrument.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004322, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004322
Subject Headings: Achievement in education, Counseling in middle school education, Curriculum planning, Education -- Aims and objectives, Educational counseling, Educational evaluation, Motivation in education
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Title: The Effects of the Ready for Success Classroom Guidance Program on the Social-Emotional Skills and Competence, Reading Proficiency, and Promotion Rate of Third-Grade Students.
Creator: Chanc, Ellen K., Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the current outcome study was to determine the effects of the Ready for Success (RFS) classroom guidance program (Brigman & Webb, 2012) on the social-emotional skills and competence, reading proficiency, and promotion between third-grade students who received the RFS intervention (treatment group; n = 104), and third-grade students who did not receive the intervention (comparison group; n=91). Following training in the manualized RFS curriculum, certified school counselors in...
Show moreThe purpose of the current outcome study was to determine the effects of the Ready for Success (RFS) classroom guidance program (Brigman & Webb, 2012) on the social-emotional skills and competence, reading proficiency, and promotion between third-grade students who received the RFS intervention (treatment group; n = 104), and third-grade students who did not receive the intervention (comparison group; n=91). Following training in the manualized RFS curriculum, certified school counselors in the treatment group implemented five, weekly, 30-minute lessons followed by three monthly booster lessons. This study followed a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent group design. The study employed a teacher report measure of social-emotional skills and competence (i.e., Devereux Student Strengths Assessment) and a standardized formative assessment of reading proficiency (i.e., Reading Running Record). Furthermore, retention data was provided by the participating school district’s data source. Statistical significance between the groups was measured by a series of MANCOVA analyses and a Pearson’s chi-square analysis. A partial eta-squared ηp2 effect size was reported for each dependent variable. The data supported the RFS classroom guidance program as an effective Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) intervention for promoting student social-emotional skill development (i.e. selfawareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making) and overall social-emotional competence (SEC). This study provided support for the use of school counselor-led SEL classroom programs to promote the social-emotional development of students in the school setting. Furthermore, the study further supports the value of school counseling interventions for students in the domain of social-emotional development. Finally, the findings of this study provided empirical support for the RFS classroom guidance program as an effective SEL intervention.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005992
Subject Headings: School counseling, Student success programs, Social skills, Third grade (Education)
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Title: A COMPARISON OF SELECTED STUDENT SUCCESS CRITERIA FOR FULL-TIME DEGREE SEEKING MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NORTH CAMPUS STUDENTS WHO WERE PROFESSIONALLY ADVISED AS OPPOSED TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO WERE SELF-ADVISED.
Creator: DERRICO, DANIEL RALPH., Florida Atlantic University, Wiegman, Robert R.
Abstract/Description: This dissertation has been an attempt to measure the relative effectiveness of professional academic advisement to full-time degree seeking students of Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus. The independent variables were treatment (advisement or self-advisement), sex (male or female), and age (under 26 years or 26 years and older). The criterion variables were grade point average, withdrawal rate (within term), retention rate (term to term), graduation rate, number of course drops, and...
Show moreThis dissertation has been an attempt to measure the relative effectiveness of professional academic advisement to full-time degree seeking students of Miami-Dade Community College, North Campus. The independent variables were treatment (advisement or self-advisement), sex (male or female), and age (under 26 years or 26 years and older). The criterion variables were grade point average, withdrawal rate (within term), retention rate (term to term), graduation rate, number of course drops, and frequency of schedule changes. To summarize the major conclusions drawn by this researcher: 1. Advised students, regardless of sex or age, drop fewer courses than do self-advised students. 2. There is no difference between advised and self-advised students in terms of the frequency of class schedule changes. 3. Differences in sex or age do not interact significantly with the academic advisement treatment in terms of the student success criteria of grade point average, withdrawal rate, retention rate, graduation rate, frequency of course drops, or frequency of schedule changes. 4. The relationships between the academic advisement treatment and the student success criteria of grade point average, withdrawal rate, retention rate, and graduation rate are inconclusive and merit further research.
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Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11728
Subject Headings: Counseling in adult education--Florida, Prediction of scholastic success
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Title: STUDENT, FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATOR PERCEPTIONS OF THE ACADEMIC ADVISING NEEDS OF STUDENTS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (COUNSELING).
Creator: SIPPIN, ANA M. SANCHEZ, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the academic advising needs of students and compare the perceptions of these needs among selected upper division students, faculty, and academic administrators at Florida Atlantic University. A secondary purpose was to determine if any differences in perceptions were due to any of several demographic variables. A sample of upper division students, faculty, and administrators in the six colleges were surveyed using the Academic Advising Needs...
Show moreThe primary purpose of this study was to determine the academic advising needs of students and compare the perceptions of these needs among selected upper division students, faculty, and academic administrators at Florida Atlantic University. A secondary purpose was to determine if any differences in perceptions were due to any of several demographic variables. A sample of upper division students, faculty, and administrators in the six colleges were surveyed using the Academic Advising Needs Questionnaire developed by Burke (1981). The questionnaire was divided into three sections. The first section requested demographic data, the second section measured the extent to which respondents perceived how fifteen advising functions should be fulfilled and were being fulfilled by the academic advising program. The third section consisted of an open-ended item which allowed respondents to make additional comments concerning the academic advising program in general. Data were collected from 482 students, 162 faculty, and 46 administrators. Students indicated a need for all fifteen advising functions, while faculty indicated student need for twelve of the functions and administrators indicated student need for ten of the functions. A comparison of student and faculty perceptions of students' academic advising needs overall revealed a significant (.05 level) correlation (.59) between the two groups, however when the rank order of need scores for the two groups were compared within college, significant (.05 level) differences were found in three of the six colleges. Significant (.05 level) differences were evident when the rank order of need scores for students and administrators were compared overall and within colleges. Although the overall results revealed a significant (.05 level) correlation (.79) between faculty and administrator perceptions of students' academic advising needs, significant (.05 level) differences were evident when comparing the rank order of need scores between faculty and administrators within five of the six colleges.
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Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11866
Subject Headings: Student-administrator relationships--Evaluation, Counseling in higher education
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF CBT ON PERFECTIONISM, HELP-SEEKING, NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING ON EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Creator: Bendit, Arielle L., Mariani, Melissa, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: The purpose of the current study was to examine differences in multidimensional perfectionism, help-seeking, negative affectivity, and social-emotional well-being between grade 9 to 12 early college high school students who received the modified version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perfectionism (CBT-P) small group counseling intervention (Egan et al., 2014a) and grade 9 to 12 early college high school students in the comparison group who did not receive the intervention. Masters-level...
Show moreThe purpose of the current study was to examine differences in multidimensional perfectionism, help-seeking, negative affectivity, and social-emotional well-being between grade 9 to 12 early college high school students who received the modified version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perfectionism (CBT-P) small group counseling intervention (Egan et al., 2014a) and grade 9 to 12 early college high school students in the comparison group who did not receive the intervention. Masters-level counselors in training (CIT) implemented CBT-P with early college high school students after being trained in the use of the program and other study-related procedures. The study followed a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent pre-post design and employed various self-report measures (DASS-21, SEHS-S, CAPS, and GHSQ). A series of ANCOVA analyses were conducted to determine statistically significant differences between the treatment and comparison groups. The researcher reported partial eta squared ŋp2 effect size for each independent variable. Results of the study revealed a statistically significant difference in negative affectivity and self-oriented perfectionism between the treatment and the comparison group. However, no statistically significant difference, by treatment condition, was found regarding participants’ socially prescribed perfectionism, help-seeking intentions, or social-emotional well-being. The modified CBT-P treatment has found large effects (ŋp2 = .219) in reducing negative affectivity as measured by the DASS-21 and medium to large effects (ŋp2 = .115) in reducing self-oriented perfectionism. This study provided clinical support for using the modified CBT-P small group intervention (Shafran et al., 2002) in early college high schools to decrease negative affectivity and perfectionism in students. Furthermore, the study further supports the importance of building social-emotional wellness to improve students’ mental health. Finally, it highlights the need for future research to determine the impact of perfectionism and small group interventions on early college high school students’ mental health, wellbeing, and help-seeking behaviors.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013980
Subject Headings: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, High school students, Perfectionism, Educational counseling
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Title: ADVOCATING STUDENT WITHIN ENVIRONMENT IN APPLICATION: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN A SMALL GROUP INTERVENTION.
Creator: Campbell, Kadeem, Bowers, Hannah, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: A sense of belonging is instrumental to an individual’s mental health. The American School Counselor Association outlined that school counselors are responsible for helping students manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills. The school setting plays an integral part in the development of student’s social and emotional competencies. Approaches to school counseling, such as Advocating Student-within-Environment (ASE), are pivotal in efforts to help students expand their social/emotional...
Show moreA sense of belonging is instrumental to an individual’s mental health. The American School Counselor Association outlined that school counselors are responsible for helping students manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills. The school setting plays an integral part in the development of student’s social and emotional competencies. Approaches to school counseling, such as Advocating Student-within-Environment (ASE), are pivotal in efforts to help students expand their social/emotional skills. This study examined the phenomenological experience of sixth grade students who participated in an ASE-influenced counseling program. One objective for this study was to advance the current literature regarding school counseling’s efficacy in promoting greater connectedness among students and their school environment. The study was conducted using the Student Success Skills (SSS) small group intervention, led by a school counselor already trained in the program. The research questions under investigation were: What is the phenomenological experience of middle school students’ participation in an ASE-aligned evidence-based guidance curriculum? Does the phenomenological experience of middle school students’ participation in an ASE-aligned evidence-based guidance curriculum translate to connectedness among the students in the intervention? Does the phenomenological experience of middle school students’ participation in an ASE-aligned evidence-based guidance curriculum lead to coregulatory relationships among students and school faculty?
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014301
Subject Headings: Educational counseling, Belonging (Social psychology), Middle school students
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Title: INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL COUNSELING SITE SUPERVISORS’ CHARACTERISTICS, AND PERCEIVED LEVELS OF CULTURAL HUMILITY, ADVOCACY, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH COMPETENCIES.
Creator: Boyce-Rosen, Nadiya, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: This study aimed to understand the relationship between School Counseling Site Supervisors’ (SCSS) characteristics, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) training, cultural humility, advocacy competency, and SDOH competency (n = 69). SDOH refers to the factors that inform an individual’s physical and mental health. Cultural humility refers to an innate openness and curiosity about individual experiences, perspectives, and culture. Advocacy competency refers to the ability to implement advocacy...
Show moreThis study aimed to understand the relationship between School Counseling Site Supervisors’ (SCSS) characteristics, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) training, cultural humility, advocacy competency, and SDOH competency (n = 69). SDOH refers to the factors that inform an individual’s physical and mental health. Cultural humility refers to an innate openness and curiosity about individual experiences, perspectives, and culture. Advocacy competency refers to the ability to implement advocacy efforts within an individual’s community. Having competency with addressing SDOH in schools, practicing cultural humility, and advocacy competency can help SCSS improve supervision practice within school communities. This study followed a non-experimental, correlational survey research design. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to measure the strength of the relationships between the variables. The data supported statistically significant relationships between SDOH-based supervision training (F(12,51) = 2.59, p < .05, R2 = .38), cultural humility (F(1,67) = 6.17, p < .015, R2 = .08), and advocacy competency (F(1,67) = 9.7, p < .003, R2 = .13) as predictors of SDOH competency.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014459
Subject Headings: Educational counseling, Social Determinants of Health, Cultural humility, Activism
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Title: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WELLNESS, BURNOUT, AND TURNOVER INTENTION.
Creator: Murphy, Siobhan, Villares, Elizabeth, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: In recent years, school counselors and education have faced an increase in mental health challenges, which has had adverse effects on school counseling (Marraccini et al., 2023). Seventy-six percent of state counseling coordinators report insufficient school counselors available to fill positions (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2023b). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023) estimates that 26,600 jobs per year will become available for school counselors, career counselors,...
Show moreIn recent years, school counselors and education have faced an increase in mental health challenges, which has had adverse effects on school counseling (Marraccini et al., 2023). Seventy-six percent of state counseling coordinators report insufficient school counselors available to fill positions (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2023b). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023) estimates that 26,600 jobs per year will become available for school counselors, career counselors, and advisors over the next 10 years due to attrition and retirement from the profession. This nonexperimental, correlational design explored the relationships between the volunteer school counselors’ (N= 56) developmental stage and perceived leadership behaviors, wellness, burnout, and turnover intention. The linear regression results revealed that school counselors’ years of experience predicted their leadership related to systemic collaboration and turnover intention. When exploring leadership behaviors, linear regressions found that counselors’ interpersonal skills predicted their perceptions of wellness and burnout, and systemic collaboration and resourceful problem-solving skills predicted a counselor’s level of burnout regarding their feelings of incompetence. Also, the participants’ professional efficacy predicted wellness and incompetence. Finally, social justice had a statistically significant relationship with incompetence and devaluing clients. The results of this study show moderate to strong relationships amongst select variables. The results, implications, and directions for future research are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014467
Subject Headings: Educational counseling, School counselors, Student counselors, Mental health
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Title: The effect of the student success skills small group counseling intervention on factors associated with dropout potential in high school.
Creator: Weinstein, Jodie, Villares, Elizabeth, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: The focus of this study is to add to the outcome research on effective school counseling interventions and to specifically evaluate the effectiveness of the Student Success Skills (SSS) small group intervention with students identified as having drop out potential in the 9th grade. This study analyzed two years of pre-existing, non-identifiable student data (N = 167) collected by school counselors at one high school in South Florida. An Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine...
Show moreThe focus of this study is to add to the outcome research on effective school counseling interventions and to specifically evaluate the effectiveness of the Student Success Skills (SSS) small group intervention with students identified as having drop out potential in the 9th grade. This study analyzed two years of pre-existing, non-identifiable student data (N = 167) collected by school counselors at one high school in South Florida. An Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine differences in academic grades, standardized test scores, and absences between the students who did participate in the SSS small group intervention when compared to those students who did not participate. Statistically significant differences were found between groups in all three dropout potential factors (GPA, test scores, and absences) supporting the use of SSS small group school counseling intervention with students at risk for dropping out. Effect size estimates were reported for each of the measures.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004070
Subject Headings: Achievement in education, Adolescent psychopathology, Dropout behavior, Prediction of, Educational counseling -- Psycological aspects, Group counseling, High school dropouts -- Counseling, Small groups, Student assistance programs
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Title: The effect of ready for success, a counselor-led intervention program, on reading scores of Hispanic and African American 3rd grade students in title one elementary schools.
Creator: Brown, Sherron N., Brigman, Greg, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: This study focused on evaluating the impact of a school counselor-led program, Ready for Success (RFS), on the academic achievement of third grade students. The research questions that were investigated in the study were: (a) Does participation in the Ready for Success Program, a counselor-led classroom intervention, increase reading scores among 3rd grade African American, Hispanic, and White students as measured by the FCAT third grade reading test? and (b) Does participation in the Ready...
Show moreThis study focused on evaluating the impact of a school counselor-led program, Ready for Success (RFS), on the academic achievement of third grade students. The research questions that were investigated in the study were: (a) Does participation in the Ready for Success Program, a counselor-led classroom intervention, increase reading scores among 3rd grade African American, Hispanic, and White students as measured by the FCAT third grade reading test? and (b) Does participation in the Ready for Success Program, a counselor-led classroom intervention, increase reading scores among third grade African American, Hispanic, and White students as measured by the SSSDT reading test? The significance of the study lies in its focus on the need for more outcome research linking school counselor-led interventions to student achievement. The importance of counselor-led research based interventions in positively affecting student achievement addresses a national mandate delineated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which calls for evidence-based interventions in education. The population for this study included male and female, third grade, general education students from diverse backgrounds, from one large school district located in south Florida, herein referred to as Pineapple State School District. A standardized objective statewide assessment instrument, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and the school district generated standardized test, Sunshine State Standards Diagnostics Test (SSSDT), were used to measure academic achievement. Analysis of the results in this study was done using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with Pretest scores on the SSSDT 3rd grade reading (2010-2011) as covariates on the dependent variables to account for differences at pretest.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004181, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004181
Subject Headings: Academic achievement, Achievement in education, Affective education, Counseling in elementary education, Educational counseling, Educational tests and measurements, Minority students, Counseling of United States -- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
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Title: A step toward violence prevention: "Non-Violent Communication" as part of a college curriculum.
Creator: Blake, Susan M., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description: Structural hierarchies are deeply embedded in institutions such as our educational system. It can be argued that this type of model reinforces an aggressive worldview and fosters an atmosphere of violence. Teaching students to communicate compassionately should promote empathy, discourage verbal aggression and reinforce a more peaceful worldview. To accomplish this, educators need a means of replacing hegemony that assumes hierarchy and aggressive conflict are inevitable. Marshall Rosenberg's...
Show moreStructural hierarchies are deeply embedded in institutions such as our educational system. It can be argued that this type of model reinforces an aggressive worldview and fosters an atmosphere of violence. Teaching students to communicate compassionately should promote empathy, discourage verbal aggression and reinforce a more peaceful worldview. To accomplish this, educators need a means of replacing hegemony that assumes hierarchy and aggressive conflict are inevitable. Marshall Rosenberg's (2001) Nonviolent Communication (NVC) may provide educators with an appropriate tool. Rosenberg's model counters the prevailing hegemony making it an ideal candidate to explore in relation to these issues. This paper examines the impact of adding an NVC workshop to two types of communication courses and whether Rosenberg's model would be a useful addition to a college curriculum.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12877
Subject Headings: Speech Communication, Education, Guidance and Counseling, Sociology, General, Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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Title: The Impact of a School Counselor Led Intervention on Grade 5African American Student Self-Regulation, Test Anxiety andSchool Attendance.
Creator: Mack, Clifford Henry Jr., Brigman, Greg, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Student Success Skills (SSS) classroom intervention on grade 5 African American students’ self-regulation, test anxiety and school attendance. This study analyzed pre-existing, non-identifiable student data collected by school counselors at 30 elementary schools in South Florida. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to determine differences in self-regulation, test anxiety, and school attendance between the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Student Success Skills (SSS) classroom intervention on grade 5 African American students’ self-regulation, test anxiety and school attendance. This study analyzed pre-existing, non-identifiable student data collected by school counselors at 30 elementary schools in South Florida. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used to determine differences in self-regulation, test anxiety, and school attendance between the students who participated in the SSS classroom intervention compared to those students who did not participate. Statistically significant differences were found between groups in all three factors and support the use of SSS classroom school counseling intervention with grade 5 African American students. Effect size estimates were reported for each of the measures.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004644, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004644
Subject Headings: African American students -- Education, Educational counseling, Motivation in education, Personality assessment of children, School improvement programs, Self control
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