The purpose of this study was to examine how three
groups of counselors 1n Oregon's secondary schools viewed
the issue of what tasks should be performed by the Oregon
secondary school counselor. The three groups surveyed
were: sixty-three counselors who have standard norms,
sixty-six counselors who have basic norms, and fifty-six
who do not have a counseling norm. The survey was developed
by issuance of a questionnaire based on the 1973
ASCA policy on the Role of the Counselor in the Secondary
School. How closely each of the three groups agreed with
that policy was the basis of this study. The questionnaire
was an original instrument which was based in part on
direct statements from the ASCA Policy Statement, and in
part by assertions made by the writer on inferences made
in the ASCA Policy Statement.
Review of the relevant literature showed some vast
disagreements as to the opinion of various groups about
tasks that counselors should perform. The literature also
concluded that the difference in opinion cannot necessarily
be attributed to levels of training. Some studies showed
an advantage toward those with more training, some showed
advanced training to be a disadvantage, but most showed
no significant difference. However, only two used the
ASCA Policy as a basis for their studies.
The reliability of the questionnaire was .88 using
the Spearman Brown Formula of odd and even items placed
in matched groups.
The four hypotheses were tested by use of the one-way
analysis of variance, fixed design. All four hypotheses
were accepted at the .O5 level of confidence and
in addition, hypotheses one, three and four were accepted
at the .01 level of confidence. The four hypotheses were:
Hypothesis 1: A significant difference will exist
among Group A, Group B, and Group C in the perception of
tasks of the counselor on the total group means.
Hypothesis 2: A significant difference will exist
among Group A, Group B, and Group C in the perception of
tasks of the counselor on Section 1 questions which deal
with the counselor and his relationship to the student and
his family.
Hypothesis 3: A significant difference will exist
among Group A, Group B, and Group C in the perception of
tasks of the counselor on Section 2 questions which deal
with the counselor and his relationship to the school
staff and administration.
Hypothesis 4: A significant difference will exist
among Group A, Group B, and Group C in the perception of
tasks of the counselor on Section 3 questions which deal
with the counselor and his relationship to his profession.
Recommendations included the need for implementation
of the 1973 ASCA Policy into all groups of counselors,
counselor educators and administrators who work with the
counselor. Also recommended was an in-depth study of the
training of the 473 (54.55 percent) counselors in Oregon
who do not hold counseling norms to ascertain how much
training would be required to obtain the norm and then
create training programs to complete the norms. The final
recommendation was one to review certification practices
in Oregon to avoid allowing "blanket" credentials to carry
out any certified school tasks.
Research which was recommended by the findings of
this study included an attempt to discover how effectively
the three groups of counselors carry out their tasks, since
this study sought to define and not evaluate. Also
recommended was an attempt to discover how counselors in
practice differ in perception of counselor tasks with other
groups of educators and school community. An item analysis
to find specific areas of concern was also recommended. / Graduation date: 1974
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/38250 |
| Date | 15 October 1973 |
| Creators | Lindley, Raymond Earl |
| Contributors | Dunnington, Leslie G. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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