The Framework and Strategy of Building a Counseling Support System for Junior High School Students: A Study Based upon Semi-Structured Interviews with Teachers at Advanced School in Terms of Collaboration with School Counselors

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to examine organizational characteristics of advanced schools in terms of collaboration with school counselors, from the viewpoint of school teachers. Applying the Grounded Theory Approach, Semi-structured interviews conducted with three junior high school teachers at advanced schools were analyzed. The results show that the improvement of the organizational issues such as insufficient sharing of information and inflexible internal organizations is essential to establish collaborative supporting circumstance for school and students. The researcher argues the importance of three major elements to establish effective collaboration among school counselors and teachers which may enhance both quality and quantity of student’s support; establishing an opportunity to share information, professional division of roles and responsibilities among teachers and school counselors, and a systematization under a clear managerial perspective and the strong leadership of the school principal.