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Counselor Education Students' Fear In Online And Traditional Research Courses, Julia A. Davis
Counselor Education Students' Fear In Online And Traditional Research Courses, Julia A. Davis
Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
Two sections of research methods were offered to Master’s level Counselor Education students during the same semester; one section was a traditional classroom setting and the second section was a web/hybrid course. Students were surveyed about their fears surrounding the academic requirements of a research methods course and fears about the type of instruction for the course at the beginning and at the end of the class. Data showed that students in the web-hybrid course indicated higher levels of fear than the students in the traditional classroom setting. Implications for counselor educators include normalizing the fear associated with the academic …
Determining Mentoring Needs In Counselor Education Programs, Marcella D. Stark, Jennifer N. Boswell, Angie D. Cartwright, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Determining Mentoring Needs In Counselor Education Programs, Marcella D. Stark, Jennifer N. Boswell, Angie D. Cartwright, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
This article describes the development and initial score validation of the Mentoring Needs in Counselor Education Scale (MNCES), designed to evaluate the mentoring needs of counselor education students and pre-tenured faculty. Exploratory factor analysis (n = 278) yielded a 32-item, five-component solution with strong score reliability as indicated by Cronbach’s alpha values above .70: Career and Professional Development (.82), Research and Scholarship (.86), Growth and Support (.83), Multicultural and Environmental Issues (.84), and Practitioner Role (72). The MNCES provides a tool for facilitating conversations regarding mentorship expectations between mentees and mentors in the field of counseling.