Urban African American Males’ Perceptions of School Counseling Services

Using a qualitative framework, researchers explored urban African American male students’ perceptions of their school counselors and the ways to improve school counseling services. While participants reported positive feelings toward their school counselors, they identified specific services school...

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Published inUrban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 165 - 177
Main Authors Owens, Delila, Simmons, Robert W., Bryant, Rhonda M., Henfield, Malik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.03.2011
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Academic Achievement
African Americans
Counseling Services
Educational sociology
Males
Perceptions
Questionnaires
School Counseling
School Counselors
Student Attitudes
Urban Schools
African American male
urban school counseling
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Summary:Using a qualitative framework, researchers explored urban African American male students’ perceptions of their school counselors and the ways to improve school counseling services. While participants reported positive feelings toward their school counselors, they identified specific services school counselors can offer them to optimize academic and personal/social performance. The authors discuss the findings’ implications on urban school counseling service delivery.
ISSN:0042-0859
1552-8340
DOI:10.1177/0042085910377430