Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
This study builds on existing research indicating that career advisement practice can have a significant influence on student postsecondary success. This study was designed to identify how counselors perceive career advisement practice and projected workforce demands in order to evaluate how these constructs align to the work of Indiana state leaders. Research questions were designed to identify how counselors perceive their roles and decision-making processes. Research was conducted with two composite scores, including career advisement practice and perceptions of projected workforce demands. The intent was to identify if counselor perceptions were significantly different based upon school locale (i.e., rural, suburban, and urban) and counselor caseload (i.e., fewer than 299, 300–399, and 400 or less students). These scores were also used to evaluate whether the counselor views were in alignment to the state initiative of the Indiana Career Council (ICC). Within this study, 54 public high school counselors responded to a 24-question survey. The survey data were analyzed through a one-way analysis of variance. Implications were written to provide educators, state leaders, and business and industry leaders with a framework for applying this research to current practice.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Sandra, "Evaluating The Alignment Of Indiana Career Advisement Practices With Projected Workforce Demands" (2019). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1608.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1608