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Action research for guidance counsellors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2015

Robyn Gillies
Robyn Gillies*
Affiliation:
Department of Education, The University of Queensland
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Extract

Action research enables guidance counsellors to use a variety of methodologies to evaluate the diversity of counselling programs. The emphasis is on helping the counsellor to make decisions about the development, improvement and continuation of specific programs in schools.

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Research Article
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 2 , November 1992 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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