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Virginia Commonwealth University

2000

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A Study Of High School Counselors Value Of Scans/Noicc Work Competencies Among Three Groups Of Students: At-Risk, Work-Bound And College-Bound, Alice Mitchell Rose Jan 2000

A Study Of High School Counselors Value Of Scans/Noicc Work Competencies Among Three Groups Of Students: At-Risk, Work-Bound And College-Bound, Alice Mitchell Rose

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the value high school counselors assign to the fourteen national work competencies identified by the Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (Author, 1991) and the National Career Development Guidelines (National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, [NOICC] 1989) among different groups of students: at-risk, work-bound, and college bound. Rising national concern about economic competitiveness in the global marketplace has dictated the need to provide all students with the skills necessary to enter the workforce.

Two research questions were explored in this quantitative study. The data were acquired via a questionnaire adapted from a similar …