A Review of System-Focused Consultation in Schools and Classrooms: Effective Strategies and Research Frameworks

• ITO Ayako

  OCHANOMIZU,UNIVERSITY

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 学校・学級組織へのコンサルテーション

Abstract

The present article aimed to find effective strategies and research frameworks for collaborative system change by reviewing research literature on system-focused consultation in schools and other related studies. In Japan, the position of school counselor is part-time. As a result, many barriers hinder counselors' attempts to enhance system change through collaboration with teachers. The following strategies extracted from the literature seemed to be effective for system change:(a) using tools that enhance collaboration among teachers,(b) moderating teachers' resistance to change,(c) installing new perspectives among the teachers,(d) building a management and maintenance system for the new system, and (e) having school personnel take the role of change agents along with the school counselor. In addition, the frameworks of collaborative participatory research and program evaluation as empowerment evaluation were also found to be effective for enhancing system-level collaboration between school counselors and teachers.

Journal

• The Annual Report of Educational Psychology in Japan

  The Annual Report of Educational Psychology in Japan 48 (0), 192-202, 2009

  The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology

Keywords

• consultation
• school counselors
• system change in schools
• classroom climate

Details

• CRID: 1390001205458801408
• NII Article ID: 130004697862
• DOI: 10.5926/arepj1962.48.0_192
• ISSN: 04529650
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • Crossref
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed