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Title: Beyond Teachers: Estimating Individual Guidance Counselors' Effects on Educational Attainment. EdWorkingPaper No. 22-632
Language: English
Authors: Christine Mulhern, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2022.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 106
Publication Date: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305B150010
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Educational Attainment, Counseling Effectiveness, Low Income Students, High School Students, Low Achievement, Graduation
Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
Abstract: Counselors are a common school resource for students navigating complicated and con- sequential education choices. I estimate counselors' causal effects using quasi-random assignment policies in Massachusetts. Counselors vary substantially in their effectiveness at increasing high school graduation and college attendance, selectivity, and persistence. Counselor effects on educational attainment are similar in magnitude to teacher effects, but they flow through improved information and assistance more than cognitive or non-cognitive skill development. Counselor effectiveness is most important for low-income and low-achieving students, so improving access to effective counseling may be a promising way to increase educational attainment and close socioeconomic gaps in education.
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