A guidance process gap: Exploring school guidance provision in a multicultural Ireland
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https://doi.org/10.20856/jnicec.5506Keywords:
School Guidance, ‘Guidance Process Gap,’ multicultural, intercultural, guidance counselling, IrelandAbstract
This research explores the guidance needs of young people from immigrant backgrounds in Ireland and the competencies of guidance counsellors in schools to address those needs. Findings indicate that the traditional school guidance approach, developed for a homogeneous student group of the majority population, is not appropriate for this cohort of young people. The author proposes that a Guidance Process Gap arises when the relationship between the young person of immigrant background and the guidance counsellor is negatively impacted by various barriers to engagement and makes recommendations to address this gap.
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