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Module by: James Bird, Do-Hong Kim, Edward Wierzalis

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Name: A Study of Local Antecedents for College Choice: A Template for Administrators, Families, and School Counselors
ID: m17346
Language: English (en)
Summary: Patterns of classes, grades, and test scores were studied in 3 successive graduating classes of a mid-western suburban high school. Descriptive statistics indicate that the prestigious college group had the highest mean scores on 23 variables. Descriptive discriminant analysis revealed the most influential variables were cumulative grade point average and the total number of advanced courses taken. These data can be collected on a local template and used for future decisions among parents, students, and counselors. The roles of the school counselor, building principal, and superintendent all need to be aligned so that the appropriate authority and responsibility can be used to service parents and students in making educational decisions. In order for this role alignment to occur, leadership initiative must flow from the superintendent through the building principal to the guidance counselor. Administrators must be catalysts in ideation while working with the counselors to serve families in their community.
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: administration, college choice, counseling, NCPEA, student advising
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: James Bird (jjbird@uncc.edu), Do-Hong Kim (dkim15@uncc.edu), Edward Wierzalis (eawierza@uncc.edu)
Copyright Holders: James Bird (jjbird@uncc.edu), Do-Hong Kim (dkim15@uncc.edu), Edward Wierzalis (eawierza@uncc.edu)
Maintainers: James Bird (jjbird@uncc.edu), Do-Hong Kim (dkim15@uncc.edu), Edward Wierzalis (eawierza@uncc.edu), National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu)
Version: 1.2 (history)
Created: Aug 12, 2008 7:55 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 18, 2008 1:19 pm GMT-5

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Version: 1.2 Aug 18, 2008 1:19 pm GMT-5 by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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Version: 1.1 Aug 13, 2008 7:40 am GMT-5 by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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