Research Study
School Counselors' Use of Online Technology Tools
The primary research questions of this study are:
1. What online technology tools are currently and commonly used by school counselors?
2. How are school counselors using these tools for professional purposes?
3. For whom and with which audiences are school counselors using these tools?
4. What are the benefits and challenges of using these tools in the school counselor’s role?
This research study includes a online survey which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Any questions that participants do not wish to answer may be skipped and the survey may be quit at any time.
Participants must be actively employed, practicing school counselors with the appropriate state certificate or license and at least a Master’s degree in Counseling. Other school support personnel such as school social workers or school psychologists will not qualify for this study.
This study is being conducted by Dr. Erin Mason of the Counseling and Special Education Department in the College of Education at DePaul University. Dr. Mason can be contacted at emason5@depaul.edu or 773-245-3746. This study is conducted with practices and procedures that preserve the rights and protection of human subjects and is approved by the Institutional Review Board of DePaul University.
Participants may access the online survey at the following link:
http://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5mTZ7HaiJCc99S5. Upon clicking the link, participants will be presented with a consent page prior to beginning the survey.