Social justice: do Canadian school counsellors play a role

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dc.contributor.authorSkelton, Shelley
dc.contributor.authorMcBride, Dawn L.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-15T18:39:21Z
dc.date.available2020-01-15T18:39:21Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionPermission to archive final published version granted by publisher.
dc.description.abstractIt is our purpose to report the results of a nationwide survey of school counsellors regarding their current level of understanding of social justice, perceptions of marginalization in Canadian schools and different forms of advocacy within this profession. The role of school counsellors in Canada continues to evolve as school counselling becomes more professionalized. Advocating for marginalized student populations often falls under the unofficial responsibilities and ethical role of the school counsellor. This study found that the majority of school counsellors engage in a number of different forms of social justice. However, their conceptualizations of social justice and marginalization as well as their level of engagement in social justice vary considerably. The prevailing goal of school counsellors is “to have a positive impact on schools and communities” (Ockerman and Mason 2012, 7). One way to generate such an impact is through promoting social justice. However, no research has reported Canadian school counsellors’ descriptions of their roles and responsibilities with respect to social justice activities. To address this gap, we undertook a national survey to determine if and how school counsellors in Canada are involved in social justice issues. In this paper, we define social justice and describe the skills necessary to promote it, describe the survey methodology and results, and discuss the implications of this research.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationSkelton, S., & McBride, D. L. (2016). Social justice: Do Canadian school counsellors play a role? Canadian School Counselling Review, 1(1), 20-28en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5661
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAlberta Teachers' Associationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionMount Royal Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectSchool counsellorsen_US
dc.subjectMarginalizationen_US
dc.subjectSocial justice activitiesen_US
dc.subjectMarginalized studentsen_US
dc.subjectSocial justice initiativesen_US
dc.subject.lcshStudent counselors--Canada
dc.subject.lcshSocial justice--Canada
dc.titleSocial justice: do Canadian school counsellors play a roleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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