Session 1: College-Going Rates in High-Minority, High-Poverty Schools: Preliminary Results of a Mixed-Method Study

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This session includes an overview of a cutting-edge research project that examines the influence of school counseling activities, programs, and school counselor behaviors on the college preparation of urban high school students. Preliminary results of the study will be presented along with implications for practice and future research. Participants will discuss in small and large groups the influence of student and counselor perceptions and behaviors on the college-going culture of urban schools.

Presenters:
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, associate professor, Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park, and Ileana Gonzalez, doctoral student, University of Maryland, College Park