The Importance and Implementation of Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling in School Counselor Education Programs

Authors

Rachelle Perusse, University of ConnecticutFollow
Timothy A. Poynton, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Jennifer L. Parzych Dr., Mercy CollegeFollow
Gary E. Goodnough, Plymouth State UniversityFollow

Abstract

School counselor education program administrators (N = 131) responded to an online questionnaire where the importance and extent of implementation of The College Board’s National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA) Eight Components of College and Career Readiness in their school counselor education program were assessed. The mean importance of the components was rated between ‘moderately important’ and ‘very important’ by participants, and the components were ‘usually’ implemented in the curriculum of their programs. Implications of this study include the need for increased attention in graduate-level school counselor training programs on equity-focused college and career readiness counseling and knowledge of current national initiatives.

Recommended Citation

Perusse, Rachelle; Poynton, Timothy A.; Parzych, Jennifer L. Dr.; and Goodnough, Gary E. (2015) "The Importance and Implementation of Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling in School Counselor Education Programs," Journal of College Access: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/vol1/iss1/4