Abstract
The purpose of this research is to reveal what is expected to School Counselors (abbreviated as SC (s) below)
and what Yogo teachers should consider in order to make good use of the function of SC system in schools.
The questionnaire survey was carried out among 295 Yogo teachers in 8 prefectures. As for the items, “the feeling
toward SCs” and “the expectation to SCs,” the factor analysis was conducted to create the scales. A variance
analysis of those who have co-worked with SCs was made for each school type: The result shows that the score
at elementary school was high on the factor ‘uneasiness to counseling’ and ‘skepticism about SC system,’ while
the score at junior high school was low on the factor ‘expecting the cooperation to educational activities.’
191 free descriptive answers were obtained. They were classified into five categories (30 subcategories), and
the occurrence ratios were compared between different school types. As a result, there were lots of descriptions
about ‘specific measures and suggestions for improvement’ at junior high school. Many suggestions were found
especially in ‘problems and issues.’ Therefore, it is important for Yogo teachers “to make good use of the system
to encourage communications, cooperation and reporting” as an SC coordinator and support team member.
