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DESCRIPTION:The UTC Graduate School is pleased to announce that Kimberly No
 rfork will present Doctoral research titled\, An Examination of School Coun
 selors’ Self-Efficacy for Promoting College Knowledge on 03/03/2026 at 9:30
 AM in Zoom Meeting ID: https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/86441263997. Everyone is
  invited to attend. \n\nLearning and Leadership\n\nChair: Dr. Elizabeth K. 
 Crawford\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn this study\, the researcher examined how profes
 sional\, demographic\, and school-level factors relate to high school couns
 elors’ self-efficacy for promoting college knowledge across five domains. U
 sing survey data from counselors in Georgia\, the researcher evaluated the 
 extent to which factors such as professional development frequency\, member
 ship in professional organizations\, school characteristics\, and counselor
  demographics predicted differences in self- efficacy through multivariate 
 and univariate analyses. The results indicated that schools tracking first-
 generation student status had counselors who exhibited higher self-efficacy
  in assisting students with college applications and working with disadvant
 aged populations. Additionally\, there were notable broad multivariate effe
 cts related to membership in professional organizations. However\, the freq
 uency of professional development did not significantly predict self-effica
 cy. The findings suggest that access to student information\, contextual su
 pports\, and accumulated experience may influence counselor self-efficacy m
 ore than demographic factors or training frequency. Recommendations include
  expanding research across states\, examining the development of self-effic
 acy over time\, and studying the quality and structure of professional deve
 lopment and data systems. Overall\, the study contributes insights into the
  conditions that help counselors feel prepared to guide students in the col
 lege-going process and informs efforts to strengthen college access support
 s.
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