Perceptions of school counselors and school principals about the National Standards for School Counseling Programs and the Transforming School Counseling Initiative.In a national survey, members from the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of School Counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is a United States educational advocacy organization consisting of secondary school principals. To promote excellence among middle school and high school students, NASSP founded and still sponsors the National Honor , and the National Association of Elementary School elementary school: see school. Principals were asked the extent to which professional school counselors should emphasize the National Standards for School Counseling Programs (Campbell Campbell, city, United States Campbell, city (1990 pop. 36,048), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. & Dahir Dahir can refer to:
TSCI Time Sequence of Commutation Instants TSCI Thermal Sensing Circuit Interrupter ; The Education Trust, n.d.) in their school counseling programs. Respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. were also asked about appropriate and inappropriate inappropriate Medtalk adjective A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure proven to be unnecessary for the efficient management of a particular Pt. See Appropriateness, Canadian plan, Practice guidelines Neurology adjective Referring to a response or behavior tasks for school counselors. ********** In 1997, the National Standards for School Counseling Programs (Campbell & Dahir, 1997) and the Transforming School Counseling Initiative (TSCI; The Education Trust, n.d.; Sears, 1999) were introduced nationally and have emerged as current trends in school counseling. We conducted this research to determine the degree of emphasis that professional school counselors and school principals believe school counselors should give to the National Standards and the TSCI domains. We also were interested in comparing responses between elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals. Thus, the study addressed three research questions: 1. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to the National Standards for School Counseling Programs? 2. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about appropriate tasks for school counselors? 3. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to the TSCI domains? NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dahir (2001), the National Standards for School Counseling Programs were created in response to the omission omission n. 1) failure to perform an act agreed to, where there is a duty to an individual or the public to act (including omitting to take care) or is required by law. Such an omission may give rise to a lawsuit in the same way as a negligent or improper act. of school counselors from the educational reform agenda and to inform school counselors and school administrators about comprehensive school counseling programs. There are three areas of emphasis (i.e., domains): (a) Academic Development, (b) Career Development, and (c) Personal/Social Development. There are a total of nine standards, three for each domain. These standards are further broken down into examples of competencies that students "should know and be able to do as a result of participating in a school counseling program" (Campbell & Dahir, 1997, p.1). Comprehensive school counseling program models have been developed by at least 24 states (Sink A device or place that accepts something. See heat sink, data sink and sink device. & MacDonald Mac·don·ald , Sir John Alexander 1815-1891. Canadian politician and the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867-1873 and 1878-1891). He is considered the organizer of the Canadian confederation, established in 1867. , 1998), and over 400 schools or districts in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. have program models based on the National Standards (Dahir). The National Standards have been endorsed by many national professional organizations including the American School Counselor Association (ASCA ASCA American School Counselor Association ASCA Australian Shepherd Club of America ASCA Arab Society of Certified Accountants ASCA American Swimming Coaches Association ASCA American Society of Consulting Arborists ASCA Association of State Correctional Administrators ), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP North American Society of Social Philosophy ), and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP NAESP National Association of Elementary School Principals ). TSCI DOMAINS Along with ASCA, the American Counseling Association The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's second largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. (ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture ), and the Association for Counselor
NACAC National Association of College Admissions Counselors NACAC North American Council for Adoptable Children NACAC National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center ; Ford, 2000; NACAC Launches Dialogues, 2000; NACAC Organizes, 2000). Leaders from The Education Trust worked closely with the joint Task Force between ASCA and b ACES that looked into the future of school counseling and school counselor preparation (IL House, personal communication August 28, 2000; Dahir & Goldberg, 2000). During the past several years, The Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Education Trust leadership has offered professional development to school counselors in over 25 states, to state department personnel in 7 states to revise guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for certification and licensure licensure (lī´s  nsh , and to
attendees at the ASCA and NASSP national conferences.In 1997, The Education Trust, underwritten by the DeWitt DeWitt is the name of some places in the United States of America:
(1) A compilation of all the traffic on a news group or mailing list. Digests can be daily or weekly. (2) Any compilation or summary. Fund, introduced the Transforming School Counseling Initiative and developed a working definition of the New Vision School Counselor. This work has recently been expanded with the implementation of the MctLife National School Counselor Training Initiative (The Education Trust, n.d.). Although primarily focused on academic achievement, the definition also includes assisting students in their social, emotional, and personal development. Beyond this is recognition of the role of the school counselor in helping to bring about educational equity, reducing the barriers to academic success, and closing the achievement gap between poor and minority youth and their more privileged privileged not generally available; can be used only by selected persons or substances. privileged information information about a client's animals or business to which the veterinarian has access because of his/her professional peers. In order to achieve these goals, the school counselor is expected to engage in activities along five domains: Leadership, Advocacy The act of Pleading or arguing a case or a position; forceful persuasion. , Teaming and Collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. , Counseling and Coordination coordination /co·or·di·na·tion/ (ko-or?di-na´shun) the harmonious functioning of interrelated organs and parts. co·or·di·na·tion n. 1. The harmonious adjustment or interaction of parts. , and Assessment and Use of Data (The Education Trust; Sears, 1999). The Education Trust has identified specific examples of what school counselors should do to implement each of these domains into their school counseling programs. The Education Trust's TSCI also calls for school counselors to move away from what they term the present focus of school counseling toward the New Vision: away from mental health providers toward an academic/student achievement focus; from individual students' concerns to whole school and system concerns; from record keepers Keepers is a 2005 novel written by Gary A. Braunbeck. It was nominated for a 2005 Bram Stoker Award for "Superior Achievement in a Novel." Plot summary The main character is a shy, lonely, middle-aged man named Gil Stewart. to the use of data to effect change; from guardians GUARDIANS, domestic relations. Guardians are divided into, guardians of the person, in the civil law called tutors; and guardians of the estate, in the sam law are known by the name of curators. For the distinction between them, vide article Curatorship; 2 Kent, Com. 186 1 Bouv. Inst. n. of the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. to agents for change, especially for educational equity for all students (House & Martin, 1998). This shift in focus away from mental health towards academic achievement has not been embraced Embraced is a Swedish melodic black metal band, formed in Malmö, Sweden in 1993. The band split up in 2000, and reunited in 2004. Line-up
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contradictory incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors" . ASCA past president Canary Hogan hogan Dwelling of the Navajo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. The hogan is roughly circular and constructed usually of logs, which are stepped in gradually to create a domed roof. has been noted as saying that The Education Trust's model is congruent con·gru·ent adj. 1. Corresponding; congruous. 2. Mathematics a. Coinciding exactly when superimposed: congruent triangles. b. with ASCA's definition of the school counselor's role (Guerra). According to Dahir and House (2001), it is possible for school counselors to meet the requirements of both the National Standards and TSCI. THE ASCA NATIONAL MODEL Notably, the National Standards and the TSCI domains have been incorporated into The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (ASCA, 2003). The ASCA National Model was created to help school counselors develop their own comprehensive school counseling programs consistent with the latest educational reform movements. There are four elements of the National Model: Foundation, Delivery System, Management Systems, and Accountability The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability. . While the National Standards are part of the foundation of the model, ASCA collaborated with The Education Trust in order to include concepts from TSCI within the four themes of leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and systemic systemic /sys·tem·ic/ (sis-tem´ik) pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole. sys·tem·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to a system. 2. change. In addition, school counselors as users of data is integrated into the model. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS In addition to these forces shaping the role of the school counselor on a national level, school principals help determine the role of the school counselor on a local level (Dahir, 2000). There exists a substantial amount of literature dating back several decades about the importance of the school principal in defining the school counselor's role (Ponec & Brock brock n. Chiefly British A badger. [Middle English brok, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin.] , 2000). Much of this literature is concerned with the lack of agreement between school principals and school counselors on this topic (e.g., Bonebrake & Borgers, 1984; Kaplan Kaplan may refer to one of the following:
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endorse (indorse) v. the National Standards and the TSCI domains. METHOD Participants A random sample of 1000 professional school counselors was generated by ASCA from the ASCA membership database. A random sample of 500 NASSP members and 500 NAESP members was generated and purchased from MGI MGI Mouse Genome Informatics MGI Modular Gateway Interface MGI McKinsey Global Institute MGI Military Geographic Information MGI Marine Geological Institute MGI Policy on the Management of Government Information (Canada) Lists, the official mailing list An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new managers for NASSP and NAESP. All 50 states were represented in each of the samples. The respondents indicated represented schools in urban (ASCA 20.4%; NASSP 18.5%; NAESP 23.9%), suburban (ASCA 45.4%; NASSP 42.2%; NAESP 39.0%), and rural (ASCA 29.9%; NASSP 34.1%; NAESP 29.4%) districts. Most of the respondents indicated that they had more than 300 students in their counselor caseload case·load n. The number of cases handled in a given period, as by an attorney or by a clinic or social services agency. caseload Noun (ASCA 61.5%; NASSP 49.0%; NAESP 75.2%), and most had fewer than 50% of their students participating in the free or reduced lunch program (ASCA 65.8%; NASSP 75.9%; NAESP 67.9%). The number of years as a professional in their respective fields ranged from 0 to 35 years, and the number of years as a member of their respective professional organization ranged from 0 to 45 years. While a plurality The opinion of an appellate court in which more justices join than in any concurring opinion. The excess of votes cast for one candidate over those votes cast for any other candidate. Appellate panels are made up of three or more justices. of respondents had from 0 to 5 years experience as a professional in their respective field (ASCA 42.8%; NASSP 42.6%; NAESP 37.2%), many had more than 11 years experience (ASCA 32.8%; NASSP 26.5%; NAESP 33.9%). Respondents also varied in the number of years as members of their respective association from 0-5 years (ASCA 62.9%; NASSP 36.1%; NAESP 34.9%) to over 11 years (ASCA 12.6%; NASSP 30.1%; NAESP 31.2%). For the purpose of statistical analyses, respondents were categorized cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat according to the grade levels they served. Those who worked with students in any grade level from K-6 were categorized as serving elementary elementary /el·e·men·ta·ry/ (el?e-men´tah-re) not resolvable or divisible into simpler parts or components. elementary not resolvable into simpler parts. elementary body 1. , and those who worked with students in any grade level from 7-12 were categorized as secondary. Of those respondents indicating grade level, there were 218 elementary school counselors, 376 secondary school counselors, 207 elementary school principals, and 231 secondary school principals. Procedure Using the Total Design Method (Dillman Dillman is a family name or surname.
Instrument Two sections on the questionnaire questionnaire, n a series of questions used to gather information. questionnaire, n a form usually filled out by patients that provides data concerning their dental and general health. were related to the National Standards. In the first section, all nine standards were used as stem items. Respondents were asked to rate each standard on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = no emphasis, 2 = limited emphasis, 3 = moderate emphasis, 4 = more emphasis, 5 = most emphasis) indicating the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to each standard by school counselors. In the second section, appropriate school counseling program tasks and inappropriate non-school counseling program tasks as listed in Campbell and Dahir (1997) were used as the stem items. Respondents were asked to indicate whether they believed the task is appropriate or inappropriate for school counselors by placing a circle around yes or no. ASCA members also were asked to place a check in a column if they currently performed this task. Stem items in these two sections were reviewed and revised by one of the authors of the National Standards. The third section on the questionnaire contained 18 stem items taken from literature distributed by The Education Trust (n.d.). These stem items were reviewed and revised by the program specialist and senior program manager who authored the document. These stem items consisted of the TSCI five domains and examples of what counselors might do to implement these domains into their school counseling programs. Respondents were asked to use the same scale (1 to 5) to indicate the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to each task by school counselors. RESULTS Because Likert-type scores can be considered an ordinal (mathematics) ordinal - An isomorphism class of well-ordered sets. level of measurement (Huck huck n. Huckaback. Noun 1. huck - toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric huckaback toweling, towelling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels , 2000), nonparametric nonparametric said of statistical techniques which do not depend on the data having a normal or some other definable distribution. procedures were employed to test for group differences between elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals. In all cases, a Kruskal-Wallace H test (one-way one-way adj. 1. Moving or permitting movement in one direction only: a one-way street. 2. Providing for travel in one direction only: a one-way ticket. ANOVA anova see analysis of variance. ANOVA Analysis of variance, see there of ranks) was used as the omnibus test Omnibus tests are a kind of statistical test. They test whether the explained variance in a set of data is significantly greater than the unexplained variance, overall. One example is the F-test in the analysis of variance. , followed by pair-wise comparisons using the Mann-Whitney U test Mann-Whitney U test, n.pr See test, Mann-Whitney U. . For the Kruskal-Wallace test, a significance level of .05 was used, and for the Mann-Whitney test a Bonferonni adjusted significance level of .0083 (.05/6) was used to control for Type I error. 1. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to the National Standards for School Counseling Programs? Mean, standard deviations In statistics, the average amount a number varies from the average number in a series of numbers. (statistics) standard deviation - (SD) A measure of the range of values in a set of numbers. and rankings for the National Standards stem items can be seen in Table 1. With only three exceptions, school counselors and principals at each level responded that school counselors should ideally give emphasis to all nine of the National Standards (i.e., rating of at least 4.00). The highest ranked stem item for elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, and elementary school principals was "Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and interpersonal skills "Interpersonal skills" refers to mental and communicative algorithms applied during social communications and interactions in order to reach certain effects or results. The term "interpersonal skills" is used often in business contexts to refer to the measure of a person's ability to help them understand and respect self and others." Secondary school principals rated this stem item second highest. The highest ranked stem item for secondary school principals was "Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial postsecondary options, including college." The lowest rated item for elementary school counselors and elementary school principals was "Students will employ strategies to achieve future career success and satisfaction." The lowest rated item for secondary school counselors and secondary school principals was "Students will understand safety and survival skills." Results from the Kruskal-Wallis test revealed significant differences between the means for all four groups on all except three of the National Standards stem items. Pair-wise comparisons using Mann-Whitney U In statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test (also called the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW), Wilcoxon rank-sum test, or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test) is a non-parametric test for assessing whether two samples of observations come from the same were conducted between elementary school counselors and secondary school counselors, elementary school counselors and elementary school principals, and secondary school counselors and secondary school principals. Elementary and secondary school counselors differed across all of the personal/social development standards, with elementary school counselors rating each of them significantly higher than secondary school counselors. On the other hand, secondary school counselors rated one of each academic development and career development standard as significantly higher than did elementary school counselors. There were no significant differences between elementary school counselors and elementary school principals. Secondary school counselors rated three stems significantly higher than secondary school principals: Career Development Standards A and C, and Personal/Social Development Standard C. 2. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about appropriate tasks for school counselors? The percent of respondents indicating that a given task is appropriate for school counselors and the percent of school counselors performing each task can be seen in Table 2. The only non-significant difference among all four groups was for the stem item "Assisting the school principal with identifying and resolving student issues, needs, and problems." Appropriate tasks that received the lowest endorsements from at least two groups included: "counseling students as to appropriate school dress;" "analyzing grade point average in relation to achievement;" "providing teachers with suggestions for better management of study halls;" and "ensuring student records are maintained as per state and federal regulations." The extent to which school counselors performed these appropriate tasks varied by level. For example, lower numbers of school counselors at each level counseled students as to appropriate school dress (41.3% of elementary school counselors, 31.6% of secondary school counselors) or provided teachers with suggestions for better management of study halls (15.6% of elementary school counselors, 9.3% of secondary school counselors). However, when compared with elementary school counselors, more secondary school counselors indicated that they analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. grade-point averages in relation to achievement (19.3% of elementary school counselors, 57.7% of secondary school counselors) and ensured student records were maintained per state and federal regulations (27.5% of elementary school counselors, 61.4% of secondary school counselors). More than 80% of secondary school principals identified the following inappropriate tasks as appropriate: "registration and scheduling of all new students;" "administering TO ADMINISTER, ADMINISTERING. The stat. 9 G. IV. c. 31, S. 11, enacts "that if any person unlawfully and maliciously shall administer, or attempt to administer to any person, or shall cause to be taken by any person any poison or other destructive things," &c. every such offender, &c. cognitive cog·ni·tive adj. 1. Of, characterized by, involving, or relating to cognition. 2. Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge. , aptitude, and achievement tests;" and "maintaining student records." Close to 50% of school counselors at each level also identified administering cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests as appropriate. Whether school counselors performed these inappropriate tasks varied by level. With the exception of three inappropriate tasks, more secondary school counselors indicated that they performed these tasks as compared to elementary school counselors. The top three inappropriate tasks which secondary school counselors performed were the same as those endorsed by more than 80% of secondary school principals: "registration and scheduling of all new students" (81.1%); "administering cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests" (66.5%); and "maintaining student records" (63.0%). The top three inappropriate tasks for elementary school counselors were also the top three endorsed as appropriate by elementary school principals: "administering cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests" (39.9%); "assisting with duties in the principal's office" (30.3%); and "maintaining student records" (22.9%). 3. How are elementary school counselors, secondary school counselors, elementary school principals, and secondary school principals alike or different in their perceptions about the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to the TSCI domains? Mean, standard deviations, and rankings for the TSCI stem items are presented in Table 3. Ten (52.6%) of the 19 stems were rated as a 4.00 or higher across all four groups. Results from the Kruskal-Wallis test revealed significant differences between the means for all four groups on all except four of the TSCI stem items. Pair-wise comparisons using Mann-Whitney U were conducted. Comparisons between elementary school counselors and secondary school counselors showed significant differences on 10 stem items. Comparisons between elementary school counselors and elementary school principals showed significant differences on six stem items, and comparisons between secondary school counselors and secondary school principals revealed significant differences on seven stem items. These significant differences are shown in Table 3. As was the case with the national standards, there were significant differences between all four groups about the degree of emphasis that should ideally be given to each of the five domain stem items. There were more significant differences between elementary school counselors and secondary school counselors than between school counselors and school principals at each level. Despite these differences, the top three stem items across all four groups were the same: "Play a leadership role in defining and carrying out guidance and counseling guidance and counseling, concept that institutions, especially schools, should promote the efficient and happy lives of individuals by helping them adjust to social realities. functions;" "Brief counseling with individual students, groups, and families;" "Promote, plan, and implement schoolwide Adj. 1. schoolwide - occurring or extending throughout a school; "schoolwide support for the team" comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" prevention programs, career/college activities, course selection and placement, social/personal management and decision making activities." The lowest three are not as clearly agreed upon Adj. 1. agreed upon - constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations" stipulatory noncontroversial, uncontroversial - not likely to arouse controversy across all four groups. One stem item was ranked as 18 or 19 across all four groups: "Provide snapshots of student outcomes, show implications, achievement gaps, and provide leadership for school to view." Other stem items receiving a position of 17, 18, or 19 by at least three groups were: "Make available and use data to help the whole school look at student outcomes" and "Coordinate Belonging to a system of indexing by two or more terms. For example, points on a plane, cells in a spreadsheet and bits in dynamic RAM chips are identified by a pair of coordinates. Points in space are identified by sets of three coordinates. staff training initiatives to address students' needs on a school-wide basis." "Use data to effect change, utilizing resources from the school and community" was ranked 17 by secondary school principals; and "Interpret To run a program one line at a time. Each line of source language is translated into machine language and then executed. student data for use in school-wide planning for change" was ranked 17 by elementary school counselors. DISCUSSION As with all self-report questionnaires, these data must be interpreted Translated from source code into machine code one line at a time. See interpreted language and interpreter. interpreted - interpreter with caution. It is possible that only respondents with strong feelings, either positive or negative, about the National Standards and the TSCI domains replied to our request. These limitations may affect generalization gen·er·al·i·za·tion n. 1. The act or an instance of generalizing. 2. A principle, a statement, or an idea having general application. of the results. However, our sample does benefit from having ASCA, NASSP, and NAESP members representing schools with various counselor to student ratios; varying degrees office and reduced lunch programs; and communities in urban, suburban, and rural school districts. School counselors and school principals ranged in years of employment and years as a member of their respective professional organizations from a few months to over 30 years of experience and professional membership. National Standards These data on the National Standards stem items are consistent with Dahir, Campbell, Johnson, Scholes Scholes(/skowlz/ or /šowlz/) could refer to the following places: United Kingdom:
Appropriate and Inappropriate Tasks The National Standards for School Counseling Programs gives examples of what are appropriate and inappropriate tasks for school counselors. Our data show that there is not clear agreement from school counselors or school principals about what are appropriate or inappropriate tasks for school counselors. There is also a discrepancy DISCREPANCY. A difference between one thing and another, between one writing and another; a variance. (q.v.) 2. Discrepancies are material and immaterial. between what the National Standards identify as appropriate and inappropriate tasks, and what school counselors and school principals identify as appropriate and inappropriate tasks. With regard to the performance by school counselors of various inappropriate tasks, our data showed that the exact same tasks that were most highly endorsed by school principals at each level were also the most frequently performed inappropriate tasks by school counselors at each level. This may lend support to the belief that school principals influence which tasks are performed by school counselors at each level. In 1970, Hart and Prince investigated the training versus job demands of school counselors. They surveyed secondary school principals in the state of Utah and compared their answers with six counselor educators This is a list of educators. See also: Education, List of education topics.
General
n. Informal 1. One that serves as a substitute for another. 2. A short informative summary. Noun 1. as an assistant, monitor, or teacher. Our research conducted 30 years later, reveals that most school principals continue to believe that appropriate tasks for school counselors include clerical tasks such as registration and scheduling of all new students; administering cognitive, aptitude, and achievement tests; and maintaining student records. Coy (1999) bas cautioned that: The school counselor has the skills and knowledge for providing counseling, coordination, guidance and referrals within the total framework of the educational system. To ask these individuals to use their skills and knowledge simply to make schedule changes and test is a misuse of their education. (p. 7) Equally as important, professional school counselors must also be clear about what are appropriate tasks for school counselors. They must define their roles, so that school principals will not define their roles for them (House & Martin, 1998). Transforming School Counseling Initiative Stem items rated among the three lowest included all four stem items containing the word data and three out of the four stems containing the phrase school-wide or whole school. These results are consistent with data collected from counselor educators on a similar survey about the extent to which their methods of instruction focused on the TSCI domains. Perusse and Goodnough (2001) found that counselor educators also rated two of the stem items containing the term school-wide and both stem items containing the word data among the three lowest rated stems. Systemic whole school change and the use of data are essential components of the Education Trust's New Vision for school counselors. They have argued that school counselors must move toward whole school and system concerns and use data to effect change in the schools towards educational equity for all students and become accountable for student success (The Education Trust, n.d.). Our data suggest that most counselors and principals do not accept these systemic whole school goals as central to the school counselor's role. IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH On all sections of the questionnaire, elementary school counselors and secondary school counselors differed from each other more frequently than elementary school counselors versus elementary school principals and secondary school counselors versus secondary school principals. Elementary school counselors and elementary school principals showed no significant differences on the National Standards stem items. Because principals play such an important role in determining the role of the school counselor at the local level, this is encouraging news for elementary school counselors. Like the Dahir et al. (1997) study, our research raises questions about the distinctiveness of elementary and secondary school counseling programs. As such, there may be varying degrees of acceptance of the National Standards and TSCI by school counselors from each level. Their data and ours suggest that there may be a need to further investigate differences between high school, elementary, and middle/junior high school counseling programs. Differences between school counselors at various levels may have implications for pre-service preparation and state certification for school counselors. For example, according to Ballard Ballard is a name used for a variety of people, places, and organizations: Places
It seems reasonable that a certain amount of agreement between the National Standards, TSCI, what school counselors do, what school principals expect from school counselors, and what counselor educators are teaching is necessary in order for the profession to move forward. On the other hand, as can be seen in these data, agreement among school counselors and school principals regarding whole school intervention A procedure used in a lawsuit by which the court allows a third person who was not originally a party to the suit to become a party, by joining with either the plaintiff or the defendant. and the use of data to effect change may not necessarily be in the direction of TSCI. Perusse, Goodnough, and Noel (2001b) and Perusse and Goodnough (2001) found that there are also varying degrees of use by counselor educators of the National Standards and the TSCI domains in pro-service education. Continued public awareness campaigns directed towards NASSP and NAESP members may foster consensus between school counselors and school principals about the role of the school counselor. However, public awareness campaigns might also be directed to professional school counselors. As one school counselor indicated on the questionnaire: "This is the first time I've I've Contraction of I have. I've I have I've have heard about the Education Trust domains. I'd I'd 1. Contraction of I had. 2. Contraction of I would. I'd I had or I would I'd have ~would like to be better informed." Thirty years ago, Hart and Prince (1970) raised the question whether the training of counselors is too idealistic i·de·al·is·tic adj. Of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism. i  de·al·is and whether
training and role definition of school counselors should reflect real
job demands from school principals. This question remains relevant
today. That is, given the lack of agreement from professional school
counselors, school principals, and counselor educators vis-a-vis the
National Standards and TSCI, how should the future direction of the
school counseling profession be determined? Further investigations might
be focused on ways these stakeholders StakeholdersAll parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. can work together towards a unified vision for professional school counseling.
Table 1. The Perceived Degree of Emphasis That Should Ideally be Given
to Each National Standard by School Counselors
School Counselors
Elementary
Standard M SD R
Academic Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.41.sub.a] .75 3
knowledge, and skills that contribute to
effective learning in school and across
the life span.
B. Students will complete school with [4.04.sub.a] .91 8
the academic preparation essential to
choose from a wide range of substantial
postsecondary options, including
college.
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.27.sub.a] .77 5
tionship of academics to the world of
work, and to life at home and in the
community
Career Development
A. Students will acquire the skills to [4.14.sub.a] .84 7
investigate the world of work in rela-
tion to knowledge of self & make infor-
med career decisions
B. Students will employ strategies to [3.98.sub.a] .88 9
achieve future career success and satis-
faction
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.32.sub.a] .80 4
tionship between personal qualities,
education and training, and the world of
work
Personal/Social Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.91.sub.a] .31 1
knowledge, and interpersonal skills to
help them understand and respect self
and others
B. Students will make decisions, set [4.65.sub.a] .57 2
goals, and take necessary action to
achieve goals
C. Students will understand safety and [4.26.sub.a] .83 6
survival skills
School Counselors
Secondary
Standard M SD R
Academic Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.25.sub.a] .83 7
knowledge, and skills that contribute to
effective learning in school and across
the life span.
B. Students will complete school with [4.43.sub.b] .70 3
the academic preparation essential to
choose from a wide range of substantial
postsecondary options, including
college.
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.35.sub.a] .73 6
tionship of academics to the world of
work, and to life at home and in the
community
Career Development
A. Students will acquire the skills to [4.40.sub.b] .70 4
investigate the world of work in rela-
tion to knowledge of self & make infor-
med career decisions
B. Students will employ strategies to [4.11.sub.a] .77 8
achieve future career success and satis-
faction
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.39.sub.a] .71 5
tionship between personal qualities,
education and training, and the world of
work
Personal/Social Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.57.sub.b] .63 1
knowledge, and interpersonal skills to
help them understand and respect self
and others
B. Students will make decisions, set [4.43.sub.b] .69 2
goals, and take necessary action to
achieve goals
C. Students will understand safety and [3.82.sub.b] .97 9
survival skills
School Principals
Elementary
Standard M SD R
Academic Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.46.sub.a] .82 3
knowledge, and skills that contribute to
effective learning in school and across
the life span.
B. Students will complete school with [4.14.sub.a] .92 7
the academic preparation essential to
choose from a wide range of substantial
postsecondary options, including
college.
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.28.sub.a] .79 6
tionship of academics to the world of
work, and to life at home and in the
community
Career Development
A. Students will acquire the skills to [4.06.sub.a] .83 8
investigate the world of work in rela-
tion to knowledge of self & make infor-
med career decisions
B. Students will employ strategies to [4.03.sub.a] .81 9
achieve future career success and satis-
faction
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.35.sub.a] .75 4
tionship between personal qualities,
education and training, and the world of
work
Personal/Social Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.82.sub.a] .41 1
knowledge, and interpersonal skills to
help them understand and respect self
and others
B. Students will make decisions, set [4.66.sub.a] .54 2
goals, and take necessary action to
achieve goals
C. Students will understand safety and [4.33.sub.a] .84 5
survival skills
School Principals
Secondary
Standard M SD R
Academic Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.18.sub.a] .85 7
knowledge, and skills that contribute to
effective learning in school and across
the life span.
B. Students will complete school with [4.45.sub.b] .77 1
the academic preparation essential to
choose from a wide range of substantial
postsecondary options, including
college.
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.27.sub.a] .73 4
tionship of academics to the world of
work, and to life at home and in the
community
Career Development
A. Students will acquire the skills to [4.20.sub.c] .76 5.5
investigate the world of work in rela-
tion to knowledge of self & make infor-
med career decisions
B. Students will employ strategies to [4.06.sub.a] .76 8
achieve future career success and satis-
faction
C. Students will understand the rela- [4.20.sub.b] .81 5.5
tionship between personal qualities,
education and training, and the world of
work
Personal/Social Development
A. Students will acquire the attitudes, [4.36.sub.b] .86 2
knowledge, and interpersonal skills to
help them understand and respect self
and others
B. Students will make decisions, set [4.30.sub.b] .79 3
goals, and take necessary action to
achieve goals
C. Students will understand safety and [3.57.sub.c] 1.07 9
survival skills
Note. R = Rank as derived from the Mean. Means with different
subscripts in the same row are significantly different at p < .0083 in
the Mann-Whitney U test for comparisons between elementary versus
secondary school counselors, elementary school counselors versus
elementary school principals, and secondary school counselors versus
secondary school principals.
Table 2. Percent of Respondents Who Indicated That the Following Tasks
Were Appropriate for School Counselors and the Percent of School
Counselors Who Perform Each Task
School Counselors
Task Elementary Secondary
Appropriate School Counseling
Program Tasks
Individual student academic program [82.3.sub.a] [95.4.sub.b]
planning
Interpreting cognitive, aptitude, and [80.8.sub.a] [93.2.sub.b]
achievement tests
Counseling students who are tardy or [89.9.sub.a] [76.2.sub.b]
absent
Collaborating with teachers to present [96.8.sub.a] [91.6.sub.a]
guidance curriculum lessons
Counseling students who have [96.3.sub.a] [86.7.sub.b]
disciplinary problems
Counseling students as to appropriate [59.0.sub.a] [41.9.sub.b]
school dress
Analyzing grade-point averages in [56.9.sub.a] [78.1.sub.b]
relationship to achievement
Interpreting student records [84.5.sub.a] [95.9.sub.b]
Providing teachers with suggestions [57.3.sub.a] [26.6.sub.b]
for better management of study halls
Ensuring student records are main- [31.2.sub.a] [60.3.sub.b]
tained as per state and federal
regulations
Assisting the school principal with [99.5.sub.a] [98.6.sub.a]
identifying and resolving student
issues, needs, and problems
Inappropriate non-school counseling
program tasks
Registration and scheduling of all new [28.8.sub.a] [75.5.sub.b]
students
Administering cognitive, aptitude, and [48.1.sub.a] [55.4.sub.a]
achievement tests
Responsibility for signing excuses for [0.5.sub.a] [2.2.sub.a]
students who are tardy or absent
Teaching classes when teachers are [4.2.sub.a] [3.3.sub.a]
absent
Performing disciplinary actions [4.6.sub.a] [2.2.sub.a]
Sending students home who are not [5.1.sub.a] [1.6.sub.a]
appropriately dressed
Computing grade-point averages [6.1.sub.a] [24.9.sub.b]
Maintaining student records [25.5.sub.a] [57.8.sub.b]
Supervising study halls [2.3.sub.a] [1.6.sub.a]
Clerical record keeping [5.5.sub.a] [9.5.sub.a]
Assisting with duties in the princi- [10.3.sub.a] [6.0.sub.a]
pal's office
School Principals
Task Elementary Secondary
Appropriate School Counseling
Program Tasks
Individual student academic program [82.8.sub.a] [98.7.sub.b]
planning
Interpreting cognitive, aptitude, and [88.2.sub.a] [97.8.sub.b]
achievement tests
Counseling students who are tardy or [89.3.sub.a] [78.8.sub.b]
absent
Collaborating with teachers to present [98.5.sub.a] [97.0.sub.a]
guidance curriculum lessons
Counseling students who have [93.6.sub.a] [89.9.sub.b]
disciplinary problems
Counseling students as to appropriate [74.0.sub.c] [67.7.sub.c]
school dress
Analyzing grade-point averages in [62.6.sub.a] [91.3.sub.c]
relationship to achievement
Interpreting student records [78.7.sub.a] [98.7.sub.b]
Providing teachers with suggestions [49.5.sub.a] [28.8.sub.b]
for better management of study halls
Ensuring student records are main- [54.3.sub.b] [83.5.sub.c]
tained as per state and federal
regulations
Assisting the school principal with [98.5.sub.a] [100.0.sub.a]
identifying and resolving student
issues, needs, and problems
Inappropriate non-school counseling
program tasks
Registration and scheduling of all new [40.2.sub.a] [86.8.sub.c]
students
Administering cognitive, aptitude, and [62.4.sub.b] [87.0.sub.c]
achievement tests
Responsibility for signing excuses for [6.5.sub.b] [4.8.sub.a]
students who are tardy or absent
Teaching classes when teachers are [14.9.sub.b] [15.O.sub.b]
absent
Performing disciplinary actions [9.4.sub.a] [3.5.sub.a]
Sending students home who are not [10.9.sub.a] [9.1.sub.b]
appropriately dressed
Computing grade-point averages [13.9.sub.b] [49.6.sub.c]
Maintaining student records [43.3.sub.b] [82.1.sub.c]
Supervising study halls [7.9.sub.a] [4.8.sub.a]
Clerical record keeping [8.0.sub.a] [18.9.sub.b]
Assisting with duties in the princi- [25.3.sub.b] [20.6.sub.b]
pal's office
School Counselors
Who Perform
This Task
Task Elementary Secondary
Appropriate School Counseling
Program Tasks
Individual student academic program 20.6 81.9
planning
Interpreting cognitive, aptitude, and 50.5 75.0
achievement tests
Counseling students who are tardy or 66.1 69.1
absent
Collaborating with teachers to present 82.1 53.2
guidance curriculum lessons
Counseling students who have 87.2 76.3
disciplinary problems
Counseling students as to appropriate 41.3 31.6
school dress
Analyzing grade-point averages in 19.3 57.7
relationship to achievement
Interpreting student records 65.6 83.8
Providing teachers with suggestions 15.6 9.3
for better management of study halls
Ensuring student records are main- 27.5 61.4
tained as per state and federal
regulations
Assisting the school principal with 90.4 81.4
identifying and resolving student
issues, needs, and problems
Inappropriate non-school counseling
program tasks
Registration and scheduling of all new 10.1 81.1
students
Administering cognitive, aptitude, and 39.9 66.5
achievement tests
Responsibility for signing excuses for 2.8 6.6
students who are tardy or absent
Teaching classes when teachers are 22.0 17.8
absent
Performing disciplinary actions 17.0 8.5
Sending students home who are not 3.2 3.7
appropriately dressed
Computing grade-point averages 3.7 35.4
Maintaining student records 22.9 63.0
Supervising study halls 4.1 6.9
Clerical record keeping 19.3 37.6
Assisting with duties in the princi- 30.3 18.6
pal's office
Note. Means with different subscripts in the same row are significantly
different at p < .0083 in the Mann-Whitney U test for comparisons
between elementary versus secondary school counselors, elementary
school counselors versus elementary school principals, and secondary
school counselors versus secondary school principals.
Table 3. The Perceived Degree of Emphasis That Should Ideally be Given
to Each of the Five Domains by School Counselors
School Counselors
Task Elementary
M SD R
Leadership
Promote, plan & implement school-wide [4.44.sub.a] .74 3
prevention programs, career/college
activities, course selection & place-
ment, social/personal management &
decision making activities
Provide data snapshots of student out- [3.07.sub.a] 1.02 19
comes, show implications, achievement
gaps, & provide leadership for school
to view
Arrange in-school mentoring relation- [3.74.sub.a] .99 14.5
ships to improve students' academic
success
Play a leadership role in defining and [4.83.sub.a] .44 2
carrying out guidance and counseling
functions
Advocacy
Make available and use data to help the [3.40.sub.a] 1.06 18
whole school look at student outcomes
Use data to effect change, utilizing [3.58.sub.a] .93 16
resources from school and community
Advocate for student experiences & [4.08.sub.a] .78 11
exposures to broaden students' career
awareness and knowledge
Advocate for students' placement & [4.18.sub.a] .77 8
school support for rigorous prepara-
tion for all students--especially
poor and minority youth
Teaming and Collaboration
Consult with teams of teachers/educa- [4.41.sub.a] .71 4
tors for problem solving; ensuring
responsiveness to equity & cultural
diversity issues
Collaborate with school and community [3.98.sub.a] .89 12
teams to focus on rewards, incentives
and support for student achievement
Collaborate within school to develop [4.26.sub.a] .84 5
staff training on team responses to
students' academic, social, emotio-
nal, and developmental needs
Counseling and Coordination
Brief counseling with individual stu- [4.86.sub.a] .38 1
dents, groups, and families
Coordinate resources, human and other, [4.24.sub.a] .84 7
for students and staff to improve
student achievement
Key liaison working with students and [4.13.sub.a] .94 9
school staff to set and support high
aspirations for all students
Coordinate staff training initiatives [3.74.sub.a] .97 14.5
to address students' needs on a
school-wide basis
Assessment and Use of Data
Assess and interpret student needs, [4.12.sub.a] .86 10
with sensitivity toward cultural
differences
Establish and assess measurable goals [4.24.sub.a] .83 6
for student outcomes from counseling
activities & interventions
Assess school conditions that impede [3.96.sub.a] .89 13
learning, inclusion, and/or students'
academic success
Interpret student data for use in [3.56.sub.a] .94 17
school-wide planning for change
School Counselors
Task Secondary
M SD R
Leadership
Promote, plan & implement school-wide 4.53a .67 3
prevention programs, career/college
activities, course selection & place-
ment, social/personal management &
decision making activities
Provide data snapshots of student out- 3.14a 1.01 19
comes, show implications, achievement
gaps, & provide leadership for school
to view
Arrange in-school mentoring relation- 3.59a .94 14
ships to improve students' academic
success
Play a leadership role in defining and 4.70b .52 2
carrying out guidance and counseling
functions
Advocacy
Make available and use data to help the 3.43a 1.01 17
whole school look at student outcomes
Use data to effect change, utilizing 3.56a .92 16
resources from school and community
Advocate for student experiences & 4.30b .69 4
exposures to broaden students' career
awareness and knowledge
Advocate for students' placement & 4.28a .79 5
school support for rigorous prepara-
tion for all students--especially
poor and minority youth
Teaming and Collaboration
Consult with teams of teachers/educa- 4.08b .86 8
tors for problem solving; ensuring
responsiveness to equity & cultural
diversity issues
Collaborate with school and community 3.63b .97 13
teams to focus on rewards, incentives
and support for student achievement
Collaborate within school to develop 4.04b .90 9
staff training on team responses to
students' academic, social, emotio-
nal, and developmental needs
Counseling and Coordination
Brief counseling with individual stu- 4.73b .53 1
dents, groups, and families
Coordinate resources, human and other, 3.98b .89 11
for students and staff to improve
student achievement
Key liaison working with students and 4.10a .80 7
school staff to set and support high
aspirations for all students
Coordinate staff training initiatives 3.36b 1.02 18
to address students' needs on a
school-wide basis
Assessment and Use of Data
Assess and interpret student needs, 4.10a .87 6
with sensitivity toward cultural
differences
Establish and assess measurable goals 4.00b .84 10
for student outcomes from counseling
activities & interventions
Assess school conditions that impede 3.74b .95 12
learning, inclusion, and/or students'
academic success
Interpret student data for use in 3.57a .98 15
school-wide planning for change
School Principals
Task Elementary
M SD R
Leadership
Promote, plan & implement school-wide 4.56a .62 3
prevention programs, career/college
activities, course selection & place-
ment, social/personal management &
decision making activities
Provide data snapshots of student out- 3.62b .97 19
comes, show implications, achievement
gaps, & provide leadership for school
to view
Arrange in-school mentoring relation- 4.21b .76 9
ships to improve students' academic
success
Play a leadership role in defining and 4.85a .37 1
carrying out guidance and counseling
functions
Advocacy
Make available and use data to help the 3.86b .93 17
whole school look at student outcomes
Use data to effect change, utilizing 3.92b .82 15
resources from school and community
Advocate for student experiences & 4.17a .76 10
exposures to broaden students' career
awareness and knowledge
Advocate for students' placement & 4.25a .77 8
school support for rigorous prepara-
tion for all students--especially
poor and minority youth
Teaming and Collaboration
Consult with teams of teachers/educa- 4.37a .79 5
tors for problem solving; ensuring
responsiveness to equity & cultural
diversity issues
Collaborate with school and community 4.08a .92 14
teams to focus on rewards, incentives
and support for student achievement
Collaborate within school to develop 4.49b .66 4
staff training on team responses to
students' academic, social, emotio-
nal, and developmental needs
Counseling and Coordination
Brief counseling with individual stu- 4.77a .45 2
dents, groups, and families
Coordinate resources, human and other, 4.16a .86 13
for students and staff to improve
student achievement
Key liaison working with students and 4.26a .74 7
school staff to set and support high
aspirations for all students
Coordinate staff training initiatives 3.79a .92 18
to address students' needs on a
school-wide basis
Assessment and Use of Data
Assess and interpret student needs, 4.17a .76 11
with sensitivity toward cultural
differences
Establish and assess measurable goals 4.31a .65 6
for student outcomes from counseling
activities & interventions
Assess school conditions that impede 4.16a .80 12
learning, inclusion, and/or students'
academic success
Interpret student data for use in 3.89b .89 16
school-wide planning for change
School Principals
Task Secondary
M SD R
Leadership
Promote, plan & implement school-wide 4.47a .72 3
prevention programs, career/college
activities, course selection & place-
ment, social/personal management &
decision making activities
Provide data snapshots of student out- 3.76b .90 18
comes, show implications, achievement
gaps, & provide leadership for school
to view
Arrange in-school mentoring relation- 3.94b .88 15
ships to improve students' academic
success
Play a leadership role in defining and 4.67b .55 1
carrying out guidance and counseling
functions
Advocacy
Make available and use data to help the 4.00b .90 13
whole school look at student outcomes
Use data to effect change, utilizing 3.83b .87 17
resources from school and community
Advocate for student experiences & 4.22b .73 5
exposures to broaden students' career
awareness and knowledge
Advocate for students' placement & 4.28a .75 4
school support for rigorous prepara-
tion for all students- especially
poor and minority youth
Teaming and Collaboration
Consult with teams of teachers/educa- 4.14b .82 8
tors for problem solving; ensuring
responsiveness to equity & cultural
diversity issues
Collaborate with school and community 3.85b .90 16
teams to focus on rewards, incentives
and support for student achievement
Collaborate within school to develop 4.01b .90 12
staff training on team responses to
students' academic, social, emotio-
nal, and developmental needs
Counseling and Coordination
Brief counseling with individual stu- 4.60c .62 2
dents, groups, and families
Coordinate resources, human and other, 4.10b .85 9
for students and staff to improve
student achievement
Key liaison working with students and 4.17a .81 7
school staff to set and support high
aspirations for all students
Coordinate staff training initiatives 3.50b .97 19
to address students' needs on a
school-wide basis
Assessment and Use of Data
Assess and interpret student needs, 4.10a .78 10
with sensitivity toward cultural
differences
Establish and assess measurable goals 4.19b .74 6
for student outcomes from counseling
activities & interventions
Assess school conditions that impede 3.96c .85 14
learning, inclusion, and/or students'
academic success
Interpret student data for use in 4.03b .84 11
school-wide planning for change
Note. R = Rank as derived from the Mean. Means with different
subscripts in the same row are significantly different at p < .0083 in
the Mann-Whitney U test for comparisons between elementary versus
secondary school counselors, elementary school counselors versus
elementary school principals, and secondary school counselors versus
secondary school principals.
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The authors acknowledge the assistance of Carol A. Dahir, Reese REESE Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (National Science Foundation) M. House, and Patricia J. Martin in the preparation of the survey instrument. This research was funded by the State of New York/ UUP Uup, symbol for the element ununpentium. Affirmative AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.) 2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2. 3. Action/Diversity Committee. |
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