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School Principals' and Counselors' Focus on College-Going: The Impact of School Leader Expectations and Primary Counseling Goals on Postsecondary Education
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Kim, Jungnam; Geesa, Rachel Louise; McDonald, Kaylee – Journal of College Access, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine how school counselors', and principals' primary counseling goals and expectations impact postsecondary enrollment in order to learn what best helps students achieve their postsecondary goals. It was found that school counselors' expectations of students were positively related to students' postsecondary…
Descriptors: Principals, School Counselors, Counseling Objectives, Administrator Role
The Role of Faculty, Counselors, and Support Programs on Latino/a Community College Students' Success and Intent to Persist
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Tovar, Esau – Community College Review, 2015
This study examines how interactions with institutional agents (faculty and academic counselors) and select student support programs influence success (i.e., grade point average) and intentions to persist to degree completion for Latino/a community college students. Using social capital theory and college impact models, the study controls for the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Teacher Role, School Counselors
The Relationship of College Credit Earned while in High School to First-Semester College GPA and Persistence to the Second College Year
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Fara, Kimberly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine how a student's college academic success at Iowa State University (ISU) is related to college credit earning while in high school. The unit of analysis for this research was first time full time first year students who entered ISU in the fall semester of 2006, 2007, and 2008. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Evidence, High Schools, Advanced Placement, Grade Point Average
Increases in Academic Connectedness and Self-Esteem among High School Students Who Serve as Cross-Age Peer Mentors
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Karcher, Michael – Professional School Counseling, 2009
Cross-age mentoring programs are peer helping programs in which high school students serve as mentors to younger children. The study in this article compared fall-to-spring changes on connectedness, attachment, and self-esteem between 46 teen mentors and 45 comparison classmates. Results revealed an association between serving as a cross-age peer…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Counseling, School Counselors, Peer Teaching