Evidence-based school counseling : making a difference with data-driven practices / Carey Dimmitt, John C. Carey, Trish Hatch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dimmitt, Carey, author.

Carey, John C., author.

Hatch, Trish, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California : Corwin Press, 2007.

Summary:

This authoritative guidebook gives school counselors the tools to identify evidence-based practices and to use data in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and interventions.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Moving to Evidence-Based School Counseling Practice""; ""Integrating Evidence and Practice""; ""A Model for Evidence-Based School Counseling Practice""; ""Evidence-Based School Counseling in the Context of the Reform Movement""; ""School Counseling and Standards""; ""School Counseling Reform""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2 - Data-Based Decision Making: Knowing what Needs to be Addressed""; ""Data-Based Decision Making and School Improvement""; ""Data-Based Decision-Making Models""

""A General Model for Data-Based Decision Making""""Enabling Conditions for Data-Based Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - Practical Considerations in Using Data""; ""Types of Data""; ""Collecting, Analyzing, and Disaggregating Data""; ""Developing Data-Based Action Plans""; ""Creating an Action Plan with Evaluation in Mind: Using Process, Perception, and Results Data""; ""Data Over Time""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4 - Choosing Interventions: Reading and Weighing Outcome Research""; ""Why are Research-Based School Counseling Interventions Important?""

""Becoming an Informed Consumer of Research""""The Research Context""; ""How can School Counselors Find Interventions that will Work?""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - Evaluating School Counseling Interventions and Programs""; ""What is Evaluation?""; ""Programs and Interventions""; ""Evaluating Interventions""; ""Evaluating Programs""; ""“Customer� Satisfaction""; ""Using External Experts in School Counseling Reviews""; ""Summary""; ""Sample Intervention Evaluation Action Plan: Evaluation of Second Step Violence Prevention Curriculum (Fifth Grade)""

""Chapter 6 - Action Research and Collaborative Partnerships""""What is Action Research?""; ""Action Research Partnerships""; ""Why Conduct Action Research?""; ""How to Conduct Action Research""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Measuring Student Learning and Behavior Change""; ""Types of Assessment""; ""Measuring Student Learning Effectively""; ""Using Existing Assessment Tools""; ""Measuring Changes in Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge""; ""Developing Pre- and Posttests""; ""Summary""; ""Sample Learning Goals and Related Pre- and Posttest Questions""

""Sample Standards-Aligned Curriculum and Pre- and Posttests""""Fifth Grade�Middle School Transition Lesson""; ""Chapter 8 - Using Surveys to Gather Information""; ""Using Existing Surveys""; ""Survey Development""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 9 - Moving to Evidence-Based School Counseling Practice""; ""An Integrated Evidence-Based Proactive Approach""; ""The Journey: Getting from Here to There""; ""A Five-Year Plan""; ""Reporting about Results to Enhance Legitimacy""; ""Disseminating Results Effectively""; ""The ASCA National Model and Results Reporting""

""Planning Your Ongoing Professional Skill Development""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781452294018

1452294011

9781452207605

1452207607

OCLC:

922907045