A Phenomenological Study of Urban School Counselors' Perceptions of Low-Income Families

Autor/inn/en	Cole, Rebekah F.; Grothaus, Tim
Titel	A Phenomenological Study of Urban School Counselors' Perceptions of Low-Income Families
Quelle	In: Journal of School Counseling, 12 (2014) 5, (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-2998
Schlagwörter	School Counseling; School Counselors; Urban Areas; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Low Income Groups; Interviews; Counselor Attitudes; Family Characteristics; Family Environment; Educational Attitudes; Empathy; Counselor Role; Credibility; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Urban area; Stadtregion; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Familienmilieu; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Empathie; Glaubwürdigkeit; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	This qualitative, phenomenological study explores urban school counselors' perceptions of low-income families in their schools. Ten school counselors participated in two rounds of individual interviews and answered two emailed reflective questions. Six themes emerged from the data: (a) perceptions of family characteristics and environment, (b) perceptions of family attitudes and actions regarding education, (c) awareness of obstacles and challenges for families, (d) struggle empathizing with low-income families, (e) choice of roles in working with low-income families, and (f) personal feelings and reflections in response to experiences with low-income families. Implications for school counselors, supervisors, school counseling district supervisors, school counseling professional organizations, and counselor educators are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10