Guidance and Placement Services
Research
Missouri School Counselors Benefit All Students (pdf)
How implementing comprehensive guidance programs improves academic achievement for all Missouri students
by Richard Lapan, Ph.D.; Norman Gysbers, Ph.D.; and Marc Kayson, M.A.; January 2007
The Guidance and Placement section within the Division of Career Education, in collaboration with the Missouri School Counselor Association and the University of Missouri-Columbia, sponsored a study to investigate the impact of the comprehensive guidance programs on student achievement and on important student behaviors that affect academic achievement.
There are four parts to the study:
- The benefits to students when the comprehensive guidance program is fully implemented;
- A description of how Missouri school counselors are spending their professional time working in the program;
- The issues related to guidance program implementation in schools with substantial minority enrollment; and
- Recommendations for boards of education, administrators, teachers, parents, and school counselors to ensure that comprehensive guidance programs are fully implemented in their school buildings and districts.
The Student-to-Counselor Ratio: Does It Matter? (pdf)
Carrell, S. & Carrell, S. (2006). Do Lower Student-to-Counselor Ratios Reduce School Disciplinary Problems? Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 11. Available at the Berkley Electronic Press.