Closing Achievement Gaps: Roles and Tasks of Elementary School Counselors

Achievement gaps among racial‐ethnic and socioeconomic status groups are an enduring, pervasive, and multifaceted phenomenon. Therefore, efforts aimed at understanding and addressing these gaps must be developmentally and environmentally broad, involving numerous school counselor roles and tasks, in...

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Published in:The Elementary school journal 2008-05, Vol.108 (5), p.407-421
Main Authors: Trusty, Jerry, Mellin, Elizabeth A., Herbert, James T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic achievement gaps
Achievement Gains
Collaboration
Counselor Role
Counselor training
Elementary school students
Elementary Schools
Equal Education
High school students
High schools
Hispanics
Outcomes of education
Parents
Racial Differences
School counseling
School Counselors
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic Influences
Socioeconomic Status
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Summary:Achievement gaps among racial‐ethnic and socioeconomic status groups are an enduring, pervasive, and multifaceted phenomenon. Therefore, efforts aimed at understanding and addressing these gaps must be developmentally and environmentally broad, involving numerous school counselor roles and tasks, including leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and strategic interventions. In this article, we first document achievement gap trends and then provide a framework for understanding and sequencing outcomes that quantify student achievement gaps. Finally, we present research that identifies critical variables influencing achievement gaps and important school counselor roles and tasks aimed at closing these gaps. The article focuses on outcomes across the developmental spectrum from elementary school through postsecondary education.
ISSN:0013-5984
1554-8279
DOI:10.1086/589470