5 research outputs found
Pedagogy in Counselor Education: Insights from John Dewey
The literature addressing pedagogy in counselor education is sparse. In this paper, we propose using John Dewey’s philosophy of education to inform pedagogy in counseling programs. More specifically, we describe the pattern of inquiry, issues of mind-body continuity, the role of the teacher and student, the difference between educative and miseducative experiential activities, and problem based learning in the context of counselor education. These concepts are exemplified using a case illustration comparing a professor using a traditional model of teaching and a professor using a model of teaching informed by Dewey
Gender Differences in Risk Factors Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to identify gender differences in self- reported suicidal beh avior in relation to risk factors among seventh through twelfth grade students (N=3,461). Data were gathered from the Survey Instrument of Attitude/Behavior administered in a school district located in a medium size Midwest city. Factor analyses reduced the 100 item survey to fifteen independent factors: cigarette use, smokeless tobacco use, alcohol use, alcohol behavior, hard drug use, marijuana use, over-the-counter drug use, school misconduct, academic difficulties, home environment, miscommunication with parents, unfair/strict rules of parents, sexual activity, forcible sex, and violence. The dependent variables were suicidal activity and suicidal tendency. Stepwise forward regression ordered the independent factors in predicting suicidal activity and suicidal tendency for the total, male, and female samples. In addition, logistic regression determined the probabilities of these factors in predicting suicidal tendency for the total, male, and female samples.
The comparison of regression results revealed that the independent factors accounted for more variance in male suicidal activity and tendency than in female suicidal activity and tendency. The stepwise regression results for the males and females displayed similarities in the predictors for suicidal activity. However, gender differences were revealed in the leading predictors for suicidal tendency. Although the leading predictor of school misconduct was the same, the next significant predictors for males were forcible sex, unfair/strict rules, and home environment, whereas for females they were over-the-counter drug use, unfair/strict rules, and cigarette use.
The comparison of logistic regression results revealed several differences between gender in increasing the predictability of suicidal tendency. The leading factors for males were forcible sex , school misconduct, unfair/strict rules, home environment, over-the-counter drug use, and academic difficulties, while for females the leading factors were over-the- counter drug use, cigarette use, forcible sex, unfair/strict rules, school misconduct, home environment, and miscommunication with parents