EDUC 619 - Res and Writing for Pub for Sch Counsel

3 Hour(s)

This course introduces students of school counseling to their roles as research practitioners within a school based comprehensive, equitable, data-driven, school counseling program based on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model. Methods for locating, reading critically, and evaluating research in the school counseling profession will be presented. Skills and strategies for generating action research questions, planning a project, collecting and analyzing data and applying findings to student learning, advocacy, and assistance will be included. The program-required Master Practitioner Portfolio (MAPP) and Action Research Thesis (ART) will be introduced. Students will also be required to submit action research proposals to the Salem College Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval.