Does Implementing a Research-based School Counseling Curriculum Enhance Student Achievement?
(Center for School Counseling Outcome Research, 2004) – PDF | Word Reviews a 2003 study that used a rigorous research method and found that a comprehensive guidance program had strong positive effects on student achievement. Includes recommendations for increasing the use of research-based counseling programs in schools. Improving Academic Achievement in Primary Students Through a Systemic Approach to Guidance and Counseling (Washington School Research Center, 2003) – PDF | Word Results of a study that looked at whether elementary-age students in schools with strong guidance and counseling programs did better on standard measures of academic achievement. The researchers found that students who had spent several years in schools with strong programs did do better on achievement tests. They suggest that schools use these findings to bolster comprehensive counseling programs that foster career, academic and personal competencies. The ASCA National Model Model for counselors that reflects
