School Counseling Intervention Research: A 10-Year Content Analysis of ASCA- and ACA-Affiliated Journals

Abstract

Authors performed a content analysis of school counseling–related intervention research in 21 journals affiliated with the American Counseling Association and the American School Counselor Association across the 10-year span of 2006–2016. Results indicated that minimal school counseling intervention research articles were published (N = 53) in these 21 journals during that time period and that most studies were quasi-experimental, single-group, pre-/posttest design with a fairly small N, raising questions about validity and generalizability of findings. We discuss implications for practice and future research.

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content analysis counseling in schools school counseling school counseling interventions school counseling outcomes

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