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Virtual Schools, Real Counselors: A Qualitative Examination of the Role and Practice of the Virtual School Counselor

Baughman, Amber V
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1427-3881
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437665392

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2015, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Physical Activity and Educational Services.
Although virtual schools have become a rising force in public education, very little is known about how professional school counselors operate within this educational context or the specific challenges and role tensions they might encounter. Since the opening of the Florida Virtual School in 1997 (Barbour & Reeves, 2007), the phenomenon of virtual schooling in the United States has expanded rapidly to serve almost two million American students (Queen & Lewis, 2011). Despite this growth, there is little research in the field of counselor education about the role and practice of the school counselor within the virtual school environment. To address this issue, fourteen educators at virtual schools (e.g., school counselors and administrators) at were interviewed, and grounded theory analyses were conducted on how school counselors understand and practice their role within the virtual school environment. Analyses revealed that the primary means of role transmission for virtual school counselors came from their peers and the optional existence of a counseling trained supervisor within the school, while out-of-school resources and support were scarce. To this end, a model explaining the factors that aid the acquisition and practice of school counselors' role in a virtual school was developed and explained. Implications and recommendations for school counseling practitioners, professional associations, and counselor education programs are discussed.
James Moore, III (Advisor)
Colette Dollarhide (Committee Co-Chair)
Jackie Blount (Committee Member)
195 p.
Counseling Education
virtual schools, virtual counseling, counselor education, virtual school counseling

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  • Baughman, A. V. (2015). Virtual Schools, Real Counselors: A Qualitative Examination of the Role and Practice of the Virtual School Counselor [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437665392

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baughman, Amber. Virtual Schools, Real Counselors: A Qualitative Examination of the Role and Practice of the Virtual School Counselor. 2015. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437665392.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baughman, Amber. "Virtual Schools, Real Counselors: A Qualitative Examination of the Role and Practice of the Virtual School Counselor." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437665392

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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