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High School Counselors As Social Capital For Low-Income Students In A Career Academy High School Model: A Case Study, Onyejindu Oleka, Donald Mitchell Jr.
High School Counselors As Social Capital For Low-Income Students In A Career Academy High School Model: A Case Study, Onyejindu Oleka, Donald Mitchell Jr.
The Qualitative Report
Within this qualitative study, we explored the idea that high school counselors, acting as a form of social capital, could influence the postsecondary opportunities of low socioeconomic students. We used a case study design to analyze freshman academy counselors and their influence in the career pathway selection process within one district to answer two research questions: (1) Using the knowledge available regarding college and career opportunities, how do freshman academy counselors influence low socioeconomic students’ career pathway selections? (2) How do freshman academy counselors’ perceptions of college and career opportunities for low socioeconomic students influence low socioeconomic students’ career pathway …