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Strategies to Increase Collaboration between School Counselors and Transition Specialists: A Multi-Tiered Approach to College and Career Readiness
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Clewiston D. Challenger; Allison R. Lombardi; Kevin Duquette; Christopher Espositio; Joanna DeJesus – Journal of Education, 2025
School counselors are trained to holistically serve all students' personal and academic development while also fostering college and career readiness (CCR). However, many school counselors inadequately serve students with disabilities due to a lack of training and/or time. Transition specialists are professionals staffed in the special education…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Students with Disabilities, Specialists
Factors Affecting Third Culture Kids' (TCKs) Transition
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Morales, Antonio – Journal of International Education Research, 2015
(TCKs) transition becomes challenging for both the student and the school. The programs implemented, or lack thereof, are imperative to the successful transition of TCKs into their new, diverse, multicultural environment. Research has been written on the positive effects and challenges faced by TCKs' transient lifestyle. Although international…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Performance Factors, Transitional Programs, International Schools
Transitioning Hispanic Seniors from High School to College
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Marsico, Melisa; Getch, Yvette Q. – Professional School Counseling, 2009
Hispanic seniors who were on track to graduate in May 2006 were invited to participate in a program to help them make a successful transition from high school to college. Data indicated that this group might benefit from direct assistance in the college application process. The goal of the intervention was to work with the identified students…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Seniors, College Bound Students, Transitional Programs
Strengthening Links between the Levels: School Counselor Collaboration for Successful Student Transitions
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Dixon, Andrea L.; DeVoss, Joyce A.; Davis, Eric S. – Journal of School Counseling, 2008
This exploratory study focused on the inter-collaboration activities among 112 elementary, middle, and high school counselors that facilitate students' transitions. Results indicated significant differences in several of the current collaboration activities of the varying levels of school counselors; however, there were no differences found in the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, School Counselors, Transitional Programs, Cooperative Planning
Getting to Know the Child with Asperger Syndrome
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Gibbons, Melinda M.; Goins, Shelley – Professional School Counseling, 2008
Asperger syndrome (AS) is a disorder characterized by social skill deficits and display of repetitive behaviors. This article explores the diagnostic components of AS and describes the major school-related issues for children who have the disorder. Specific interventions that school counselors can implement to help increase these students'…
Descriptors: Intervention, Asperger Syndrome, School Counselors, Interpersonal Competence
Summer Program Prepares Students to Enter High School.
Schoener, John E.; And Others – Spectrum, 1985
Describes and evaluates the staffing, scheduling, thematic underpinning, activities, and student recruitment efforts of New York City's 1983 summer PREP program for introducing new students to the city's high schools. Also covers site selection, student and teacher attitudes, differences from previous years' programs, and recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Counselor Role, High Schools, Peer Counseling