[PDF] A Metaevaluation Of School Counseling Program Evaluations eBook

Author : Saeed Mohammed Almueed
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 36,63 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN :

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School counseling programs have been recognized as an educational component that ultimately benefits student achievement at most developmental stages. Comprehensive school counseling programs are executed in alliance with a specific school counseling model, such as the Comprehensive Developmental Guidance model, or more recently, The American School Counselor Association National Model (ASCA, 2003, 2005, 2012). Although the school counseling literature reports positive outcomes associated with comprehensive school counseling programs, there are still challenges in their implementation and evaluation. Program evaluation as stressed in The ASCA National Model is to confirm the effectiveness and value of these programs and interventions. Yet, the school counseling literature has not clearly discussed the wide range of existing tools used in conducting sound program evaluations, nor has it thoroughly explored the quality of existing program evaluations. Consequently, the purpose of this sequential two-phase study was to conduct a metaevaluation of school counseling program evaluations. A sample of school counseling evaluations was assessed regarding their conformity to the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) accuracy standards (Yarbrough et al., 2011), utilizing the Program Evaluation Metaevaluation Checklist (Stufflebeam & Coryn, 2014). The authors of the evaluations engaged in semi-structured interviews designed to discover their perceptions of the capability of program evaluation to accurately determine the effectiveness and efficiency of school counseling programs and interventions. Findings of the study showed that the overall metaevaluation ratings conformed less to JCSEE standards. However, this low performance is further explained from the interview participants’ perspectives. Interviews themes corresponded to strengths and weaknesses, methodology orientation, and key factors affecting the practice of evaluation in the field. The findings may assist the school counseling community and policymakers in gaining insight into the issues surrounding evaluation practice in the field and the use of metaevaluation as a tool to assess quality. To further these aims, it is also recommended that school counselors build more bridges and increase communication with the professional evaluation community

Author : Michael S. Trevisan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0429793391

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Program Evaluation in School Counseling is the first book on program evaluation that looks to the field and literature of program evaluation and then relates methods, procedures, and practices back to the practice of school counseling. Written by two accomplished authors who teamed up to build evaluation capacity among school and school-based counselors internationally, the book highlights their interdisciplinary work, covering many years and several continents. Based on the authors’ model for teaching program evaluation and their research on school counselor competence in program evaluation, this concise, clear, and practical guide supports the continuing professional development of school counselors through training, workshops, and self-study. This book addresses the program evaluation knowledge, skills, and understandings that school-based counselors are expected to use in line with the CACREP 2016 Standards. The book is intended as a companion text for university courses in research methods and/or in the organization and administration of counseling services. It is also appropriate as a self-study guide to help practicing school counselors develop expertise in evaluation.

Author : Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 17,39 MB
Release : 1994-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780803957329

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"The Program Evaluation Standards is a 'must-have' book for anyone responsible for reviewing evaluation proposals, planning and conducting evaluations, managing evaluation projects, or judging the merit and worth of evaluations once completed. For experienced practitioners, it provides a set of values and principles by which to guide successful practice, that is, a set of criteria that determines whether educational evaluations are trustworthy and fair. The Standards sets expectations of the design and implementation of educational evaluation for all practitioners in all types of educational arenas, even those involved in social programming endeavors. For newcomers and those less experienced who may be responsible for commissioning and using evaluations, the Standards supplies a useful framework of generating a list of questions to raise about any evaluation plan or final report in an effort to assess its pros and cons. The book is an invaluable 'how-to' resource for graduate students venturing out into the field, and it instills a sense of what it means to be a responsible evaluator. For clients or consumers, the book offers advice on what they should expect of an evaluation"--Publisher description.

Author : Sandra Logan-McKibben, PhD, NCC, NCSC, ACS, BC-TMH
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2021-10-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0826185541

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Showcases assessments that specifically support the unique work of school counselors! Written specifically for school counselors and those in training, this is the first book to highlight the use of assessment and data collection to effectively advocate for student success. It bridges the gap in relevant knowledge and skills by not only delineating the requirements for formulating a data-driven approach, but also presenting actual assessments that can immediately be implemented. Underscoring the professional and ethical responsibilities of practicing school counselors to be data-driven, the book delivers the guidance and instruments needed to access multiple levels of data. This includes individual student data, school-level data, school counseling program-level data, or data regarding the school counselors' practices or beliefs. This practical, user-friendly book is organized step-by-step, starting with foundational knowledge and progressing towards application. It introduces readers to both formal and informal assessments and provides examples of how to integrate assessments within comprehensive school counseling programs (CSCP). It addresses a variety of approaches to assessments and data collection across the domains of academic, career, and social-emotional development, and examines needs assessment and program evaluation to drive the development and implementation of a CSCP. Additionally, the resource explains each type of data, reinforced with examples across domains and school levels. Also included are technology tools that can aid in the assessment and data collection process as well as accountability reporting. Key Features: Provides specific, concrete steps for using assessment and data collection to advocate for student success and develop effective CSCPs Includes examples of data collection tools, assessments, charts, tables, and illustrations Delivers hands-on application tasks throughout Delineates valid and reliable instruments to bolster effectiveness Includes downloadable appendix with formal assessments and templates to complete tasks described throughout the text

Author : Donald B. Yarbrough
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412986567

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Including a new section on evaluation accountability, this Third Edition details 30 standards which give advice to those interested in planning, implementing and using program evaluations.

Author : L . Dianne Borders
Publisher : Corwin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 23,55 MB
Release : 1992-10-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780803960367

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This guide demonstrates how to conduct effective evaluation of school counselling programmes. The book shows how to use evaluation to improve the quality of programmes, how to document resources necessary for improvement and how to become convincing advocates for counselling services. Case studies are presented to illustrate the evaluation process from start to finish.

Author : Ian Martin
Publisher :
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Educational counseling
ISBN : 9781109500608

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Recent work has shown that many state supported school counseling programs have not developed working statewide program evaluation schemas. This study examined two exemplary examples of state level program evaluation. Mixed-method case studies were created and then analyzed across cases to reveal common themes and best practices. The findings indicated that these cases were able to build statewide evaluation capacity within very different contexts. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest llc. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.].

Author : Casey A. Barrio Minton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1351611534

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Practical Approaches to Applied Research and Program Evaluation for Helping Professionals is a comprehensive textbook that presents master’s-level counseling students with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully evaluate the effectiveness of mental health services and programs. Each chapter, aligned with 2016 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards, guides counseling students through study design and evaluation fundamentals that will help them understand existing research and develop studies to best assess their own applied research questions. Readers will learn the basics of research concepts as applied to evaluative tasks, the art of matching evaluative methods to questions, specific considerations for practice-based evaluative tasks, and practical statistical options matched to practice-based tasks. Readers can also turn to the book’s companion website to access worksheets for practitioner and student planning exercises, spreadsheets with formulas for basic data analysis, a sample database, PowerPoint outlines , and discussion questions and activities aligned to each chapter.