Abstract
The central purpose of this study was to identify the role of the vocational counselor in the public schools of Texas as perceived by vocational directors, vocational counselors, secondary school principals, and secondary school counselors. To achieve this purpose, the following objectives were developed: 1. Determine areas of agreement and disagreement among vocational directors, vocational counselors, secondary school principals, and secondary school counselors regarding the role of the vocational counselor in Texas. 2. Determine opinions concerning selected issues pertaining to the position of vocational counselor in Texas as perceived by vocational directors, vocational counselors, secondary school principals, and secondary school counselors. 3. Determine areas of agreement and disagreement concerning the role of the vocational counselor in Texas as perceived by vocational counselors without vocational education teaching experience but with world-of-work experience and vocational counselors with both vocational education teaching experience and world-of-work experience. 4. Determine areas of agreement and disagreement concerning the role of the vocational counselor in Texas as perceived by secondary school counselors without vocational education teaching experience but with world-of-work experience, secondary school counselors with neither vocational education teaching experience nor world-of-work experience, and secondary school counselors with both vocational education teaching experience and world-of-work experience.
Cheek, Jimmy Geary (1976). The role of the vocational counselor in Texas as perceived by vocational directors, vocational counselors, secondary school principals, and secondary school counselors. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -182484.