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Who Sees the School Counselor for College Information? A National Study
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Bryan, Julia; Holcomb-McCoy, Cheryl; Moore-Thomas, Cheryl; Day-Vines, Norma L. – Professional School Counseling, 2009
Using the 2002 Educational Longitudinal Study database, a national survey conducted by the National Center of Education Statistics, the authors investigated the characteristics of students who seek out professional school counselors in order to receive college information. Results indicated that African Americans and female students were more…
Descriptors: School Counselors, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Access to Education
The Critical Needs of the Adolescent Unwed Mother.
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Thompson, Rosemary A. – School Counselor, 1984
Compared the self-esteem of adolescent mothers (N=37) to a control group to determine whether adolescent mothers felt there was a cause-effect relationship between their behavior and future consequences. Results indicated that adolescent unwed mothers exhibit low self-esteem and high external locus of control. (LLL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Techniques, Individual Power, Locus of Control
Effects of Locus of Control on African American High School Seniors' Educational Aspirations: Implications for Preservice and Inservice High School Teachers and Counselors
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Flowers, Lamont A.; Milner, H. Richard; Moore, James L., III – High School Journal, 2003
The major purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of locus of control on African American high school seniors' educational aspirations. Controlling for family, student, and school characteristics, the results of the study suggest that African American high school seniors who reported higher levels of locus of control were more likely…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, High Schools, Academic Aspiration, Secondary School Teachers
Attributional Factors of Native American and Anglo Community College Students.
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Powers, Stephen; Rossman, Mark H. – 1983
Attributions for school success and failure were examined among 112 Native American and 99 Anglo students at a large, urban multi-campus community college system in the Southwest, by using the Multidimensional-Multiattributional Causality Scale. All subjects were in remedial reading classes; 48% were male and 52% were female. Mean age was 24.1,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Failure, American Indian Education