The purpose of this study was to further investigate the relationship between the instruments identified by Kose and developed by Maras et al. (2013), Astramovich (2016), and Dimmitt et al. (2007) to provide validation to the proposed taxonomy of program evaluation competencies for school counselors. Theoretically, these instruments should be…

This article describes initial efforts to pilot an evaluation instrument for school counselors. The pilot was a collaboration led by the state's school counselor association involving a state department of education (DOE), local school districts, and university faculty members. The article begins with a brief overview of historical and contextual…

Psychometric instruments have been underutilized by counselor educators in performance assessment and program evaluation efforts. As such, we conducted a review of the literature that revealed 41 instruments fit for such efforts. We described and critiqued these instruments along four dimensions--"Target Domain," "Format,"…

In education, much emphasis is placed on academic achievement without fully understanding the role counseling programs can have to ensure all students are learning at high levels and are college and career ready. The staff of Midwest School District believes that guidance and counseling is an integral part of each school's total education program.…

This study evaluated psychological counseling and guidance services based on elementary and secondary education teachers' views. Participants were 204 teachers. "School Guidance Services Scale" and "Teacher Personal Information Form" were used for gathering the necessary information. Percentage calculations and multiple regression analysis were…

Counselor education suffers from a lack of emphasis on evaluation of counselor training programs. In response to this problem, a systems analysis-based approach to evaluation is presented and discussed. The approach, which involves performance testing and system monitoring, has sufficient flexibility to be used in programs with divergent…

More traditional kinds of research per se are not needed: what is needed is more evaluation. Clarifies some of the terminology, illustrates some of the characteristic differences between evaluation and research, provides five basic steps to good evaluation. (Author/HMV)

The purpose of this paper is to encourage the reader to distinguish between evaluation and other information-gathering procedures, to distinguish between measures of efficiency and effectiveness, and to make informed decisions about when to use evaluation rather than another procedure for producing information about a project. Material is divided…

This article presents the Pennsylvania Elementary Guidance Evaluation Instrument, a survey for evaluating the guidance service at the elementary level. (Author)

Findings indicated that rehabilitation counselors and social workers are sensitive in different ways to the paradox of trying to alleviate chronic dependence by means of erecting formal and temporary dependent relationships. (Author)

Comparability of written and oral measures in evaluating counselor effectiveness was examined for trained and untrained participants. Responses were rated on use of reflective skills, verbal following, and general quality. Results support comparability of written and oral assessments of counselor effectiveness, especially for trained participants.…

Use of the 26 closure may lead to serious problems in the evaluation of counselor performance. This article examines some of the shortcomings, briefly reviews several suggestions for weighting case closure, and introduces two possible weighting methods for case closure. (Author)

Vocational guidance and counseling services available for students in Tennessee public high schools offering office occupations education in 1970-71 need strengthening, with improved job placement services. (MF)

Discusses four ingredients of a successful academic advising program: (1) selection of academic advisors; (2) training of academic advisors; (3) evaluation of the advisement program; and (4) recognition of academic advising. (RC)

Counselor educators at The University of Tennessee implemented a competency-based counseling practicum in 1974. These educators have had several reactions to this approach. The counselor competencies that are employed are listed at the conclusion of the paper. It has been noted that the competencies tend to encourage movement through the…