Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
School psychologists; Educational psychology;
Abstract
The present study surveyed parental perceptions of the role of the school psychologist. In particular, it sought to determine which roles were perceived as available, which roles were perceived as useful, and which populations of children parents perceived school psychologists as being most effective in helping. Ninety-five parents of elementary school age children from an Iowa community of 30,000 responded to a questionnaire developed for the study. Results were processed by the university computer. An item profile analysis which generated a frequency count and percentages for all items was conducted. Results indicated that parents tended to view school psychologists as being most effective in cases involving emotional/behavioral disorders. Individual counseling was perceived as the most available and useful role. Services which directly benefit children were valued more highly than indirect services such as research, educational programming, and prevention. The assessment role was seen as neither available nor useful, contrary to actual school psychological functioning. Finally, respondents expressed a desire for consultation with parents, though this role function was not perceived as readily available. The majority of parents reported an absence of contact with a school psychologist; thus, their perceptions were not reality-based. This investigation revealed a need to inform parents about the range of services available so as to improve the home-school relationship.
Year of Submission
1985
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Donald W. Schmits
Second Advisor
Lawrence L. Kavich
Third Advisor
Harley E. Erickson
Date Original
1985
Object Description
1 PDF file (100 leaves)
Copyright
©1985 Lisa Ellen Ball
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ball, Lisa Ellen, "Parental perceptions of the availability and usefulness of nine school psychological roles" (1985). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1450.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1450
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