The Increasing Need for Quality Alternative Education--A School Counselor's Perspective
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| Title: | The Increasing Need for Quality Alternative Education--A School Counselor's Perspective |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Howell, Scott L., Laws, R. Dwight, Bryant, Russell |
| Source: | Journal of School Counseling. 2005 3(3). |
| Availability: | Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 34 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Nontraditional Education, Educational Quality, High Schools, School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, High School Students, Surveys, Student Characteristics, Interviews |
| ISSN: | 1554-2998 |
| Abstract: | This study focuses on the secondary counselor perspective for students using alternative credit programs, e.g., independent study, evening classes, and summer school, to complement the high school educational experience. Three hundred high school counselors throughout the United States participated in this research that examined "which" types of students most benefited from these "other" curriculum sources and some of the reasons "why." This study also profiled the characteristics of successful alternative education programs. These findings promise to better inform counselors, school administrators, curricular specialists, providers, and students' themselves about the role alternative education is increasingly having within the secondary schools. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 20 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1068285 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study focuses on the secondary counselor perspective for students using alternative credit programs, e.g., independent study, evening classes, and summer school, to complement the high school educational experience. Three hundred high school counselors throughout the United States participated in this research that examined "which" types of students most benefited from these "other" curriculum sources and some of the reasons "why." This study also profiled the characteristics of successful alternative education programs. These findings promise to better inform counselors, school administrators, curricular specialists, providers, and students' themselves about the role alternative education is increasingly having within the secondary schools. |
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| ISSN: | 1554-2998 |
