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A Study of Virginia's Public Secondary School Counselors and School Law

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dc.contributor.authorCzarnecki, David Andrewen
dc.contributor.committeechairAlexander, M. Daviden
dc.contributor.committeememberBrott, Pamelia E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCaldwell, M. Teressaen
dc.contributor.committeememberSalmon, Richard G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMallory, Walter D.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:09:42Zen
dc.date.adate2010-05-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:09:42Zen
dc.date.issued2010-03-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-04-30en
dc.date.sdate2010-04-15en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge base of Virginia's public secondary school counselors in specific areas of school law that are directly related to the issues they encounter within their job responsibilities. A sample size of 416 was selected from a list of 1,892 Virginia public secondary school counselors. These 416 school counselors were sent a secure, online assessment that focused on specific school law areas related to their job responsibilities. To obtain the 66.8% response rate, four sets of emails were sent out once a week for a total of four weeks reminding school counselors to respond. Phone calls also were made attempting to gather responses. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data from the assessment. Then one-way analysis of variances, independent t-tests, and Pearson correlations were used, when appropriate, to determine the relationship between the independent variables and the counselors' knowledge of school law. The mean score correct on the assessment was 29.42/40 (74%). A significantly positive statistical relationship was found at the .05 level with school law knowledge and years of experience. It was discovered that there was a statistically significant difference between counselors' knowledge of school law and having been issued a subpoena, appearing as a witness or defendant in a court of law, and having earned a teaching certificate. The study also surveyed the 16 university/college school counseling preparation programs in Virginia in order to assess if and how students were being taught school law. Of the 11 programs that responded, the survey revealed that only one school, Norfolk State University, offers a class specifically on school law. Seven of the 11 programs (64%) did report covering school law as part of other courses such as legal and ethical issues in counseling. The goal for this study was to identify gaps in school counselors' understanding of school law. This identification could assist principals, school systems, and graduate school counseling programs in developing additional training opportunities for counselors. By doing this, the very real threat and fear of being held liable in court could be reduced.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-04152010-111512en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04152010-111512/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26882en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartCzarnecki_DA_D_2010.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSchool Lawen
dc.subjectVirginiaen
dc.subjectPublic Secondary Schoolsen
dc.subjectSchool Counselorsen
dc.titleA Study of Virginia's Public Secondary School Counselors and School Lawen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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