Elementary school teacher perceptions of school counselor effectiveness

Abstract

Even though there exists a national, comprehensive model of school guidance counseling, perceptions of elementary school teachers regarding school counselor's responsibilities and effectiveness are greatly debated. The present study was conducted to determine teacher perceptions of the role and effectiveness of the school counselor in Bursa, Turkey A modified version of the Classroom Teacher Survey of School Counselor Effectiveness (Beesley, 2004; Lepak, 2008) was used to evaluate teacher perceptions Results indicated there is a significant difference between teachers' overall adequacy ratings and the additional responsibilities held by the school counselor.