Abstract
In this article we explore how higher education partners, in this case a small, Jesuit, liberal arts institution, can partner with local public schools through community-based learning in order to increase counseling-based resources in the public schools. Using the case study of one undergraduate course’s field-based experience component, we examine the initial impact on the undergraduate participants as well as potential contributions to the public school. Given the economic constraints facing American public schools, the lack of sufficient guidance and counseling staff within schools, and the growing need for counseling-based services, the need for community partners to contribute to this domain has become increasingly apparent. While our findings are preliminary, it is clear that higher education-public school partnerships can extend beyond tutoring and mentoring into the school counseling field in order to support the trained school counseling professionals present in schools.
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Ericka J.; Espinal, Martha; Masterson, Sarah; Savastano, Julia; and Vartanian, Kristen
(2014)
"The Impact of Community-Based Learning in School Guidance,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol6/iss1/3
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