- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Corwin Press (7 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1412941849
- ISBN-13: 978-1412941846
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 18.1 x 1.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,068,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The author is way ahead of the game on this one. This book is sorely needed in schools today. I would recommend purchasing it for counselor inservice programs, and I would use it in my graduate counselor education classes." (Sharon K. Johnson, Coeditor 20061214)
"A groundbreaking book for school counselors and school counselor educators. The author encourages the use of a social justice lens to help school counselors and school counseling programs close the achievement gap. Great examples, practical suggestions, and powerful theory." (Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Associate Professor of Counselor Education 20061214)
"This book will fulfill a major void in the school counseling literature." (James L. Moore III, Associate Professor of Counselor Education 20061214)
"I would recommend this publication to every education student, school counselor, and urban educator." (Jennifer White-Peters, School Counselor 20061214)
"Tackles a major educational problem head on and takes a thematic perspective that is relevant to most school counselors' daily lives." (Christopher Sink , Editor 20071012)
"An item of choice for both college-level education collections and practicing school counselors. From small-group activities for students to individual issues, this book provides a winning set of examples and strategies." (The Bookwatch, September 2007 20080715)
"The book is grounded in the author's real-world experiences and frustration with schools that fail to help students achieve. Holcomb-McCoy's passion and her goal to help school counselors understand equity and social justice are to be applauded." (PsycCRITIQUES, June 2008, Vol. 53(26) )
"A groundbreaking book for school counselors and school counselor educators. The author encourages the use of a social justice lens to help school counselors and school counseling programs close the achievement gap. Great examples, practical suggestions, and powerful theory." (Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Associate Professor of Counselor Education 20061214)
"This book will fulfill a major void in the school counseling literature." (James L. Moore III, Associate Professor of Counselor Education 20061214)
"I would recommend this publication to every education student, school counselor, and urban educator." (Jennifer White-Peters, School Counselor 20061214)
"Tackles a major educational problem head on and takes a thematic perspective that is relevant to most school counselors' daily lives." (Christopher Sink , Editor 20071012)
"An item of choice for both college-level education collections and practicing school counselors. From small-group activities for students to individual issues, this book provides a winning set of examples and strategies." (The Bookwatch, September 2007 20080715)
"The book is grounded in the author's real-world experiences and frustration with schools that fail to help students achieve. Holcomb-McCoy's passion and her goal to help school counselors understand equity and social justice are to be applauded." (PsycCRITIQUES, June 2008, Vol. 53(26) )
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School counsellors can play a powerful role in closing the achievement gap by incorporating principles of social justice - that is, equity and advocacy for all students - into their practice. This new resource for pre-service and in-service counsellors addresses the reasons why some students are more likely to encounter academic failure (racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism), and challenges readers to play an active role in bringing about the conditions for student success. Offering a variety of vignettes, strategies, activities, and reflective individual and group study questions, the book provides the framework for how school counsellors can mitigate the impact of negative factors hampering academic performance and healthy development. The book details six functions of a school counsellors that move schools toward more just practices and, ultimately, to higher test scores and increased student achievement. (20061214)
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A winning set of examples and strategies.
2 Sep 2007
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Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy's SCHOOL COUNSELING TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: A SOCIAL JUSTICE FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS is an item of choice for both college-level education collections and practicing school counselors. Here are strategies to support school counselors in various issues of underachievement and academic issues, from underlying social and family problems affecting performance to issues of racism and sexuality that could affect learning. From small-group activities for students to individual issues, SCHOOL COUNSELING TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP provides a winning set of examples and strategies.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Great book! An excellent resource for ALL school counselors!
29 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
I am reading this book for a training course in my school counseling graduate program. I believe that all school counselors should read this book as it is an excellent resource!
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School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap
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The author has done a remarkable job of capturing the essential part of a difficult assignment. I choose this book over three others to teach to my Grad students due to its intelligent, direct message.
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