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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED201935 AUTHOR: Harris, Rubie J.
TITLE: Relationship of Counseling Factors to Minority
Females' Participation in Mathematics and Science.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1980
NOTE: 177 p.
ABSTRACT: The underrepresentation of minority females in
mathematics and science occupations raises questions about
the role of secondary school counselors in the career
choices of these students. Data from a mail survey of
school
counselors and guidance directors (N=125) were analyzed to
examine the relationship of two dependent variables, i.e.,
enrollment of black female students in non-required
mathematics courses and in non-required science courses and
three independent variables, i.e., counselor demographic
characteristics, characteristics of guidance programs, and
counseling and guidance practices. None of the counselor
demographic characteristics were statistically related to
enrollment. In terms of the characteristics of guidance
programs, only the "autonomy of counselors" variables were
statistically related to both dependent variables. For
counseling and guidance practices, the variable, "special
efforts used to encourage black females to enroll in non
required mathematics and science courses," was
significantly related to enrollment of black female
students in mathematics courses. The variable, "amount of
involvement counselors report in specific counseling and
guidance practices," was statistically significant in
relation to enrollment of black female students in
non-required science courses. (NRB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Correlation-;
Counseling-Effectiveness; High-Schools; Racial-Balance;
Science-Curriculum; Secondary-School-Mathematics
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Black-Students; *Career-Choice; *Career
Counseling; *Counselor-Role; *Females-; *Nontraditional
Occupations
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