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Roles and Functions of School Psychologists as Perceived by Thai High School Students
Roles and Functions of School Psychologists as Perceived by Thai High School Students

Author(s): Kamonwan Tangdhanakanond
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: role; function; school psychologist; mokyklos psichologas; vaidmuo; funkcija

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine Thai high school students’ perceptions on roles/functions of school psychologists. Participants were 1,614 high school students from four regions of Thailand. Methods. The survey of Thai High School Students on the Profession of School Psychology was used to collect the data. Results, conclusions. It was found that male and female students, as well as junior and senior high school students were not statistically significant (p > .05 and p > .05, respectively) in rating the importance of the various roles and functions ofschool psychologists. However, it was found that there were statistically significant differences among the ratings of various roles/functions of school psychologists (p < .01). It was also found that the interaction effect between group (junior vs. senior high school students) and role/function of school psychologists (assessment, counseling students, intervention, consultation with teachers, and consultation with parents) was statistically significant (p < .01). Junior high school students viewed counseling students as important as their senior counterparts did. However, senior high school students rated intervention, consultation with teachers, and consultation with parents as being more important than junior high school students did. The results on who should perform the various roles and functions of the unavailable school psychologists in Thailand were also discussed. Tyrimo tikslas. Šio tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti, kaip mokyklos psichologo vaidmenis ir funkcijas suvokia vyresniųjų klasių mokiniai Tailande. Metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 1614 vyresniųjų klasių mokinių iš keturių Tailando regionų. Tyrimui naudota Tajų vyresniųjų klasių mokinių požiūrio į mokyklos psichologo profesiją apklausa. Rezultatai, išvados: Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad berniukai ir mergaitės, taip pat kaip jaunesni ir vyresni mokiniai, nesiskiria atskirų mokyklos psichologo vaidmenų ir funkcijų svarbos vertinimu. Tačiau mokyklos psichologo vaidmenis ir funkcijas mokiniai laikė skirtingai svarbiomis. Tyrimu taip pat nustatytos statistiškai reikšmingos mokinių amžiaus (vyresni / jaunesni) ir mokyklos psichologo vaidmenų / funkcijų (psichologinio įvertinimo, mokinių konsultavimo, intervencijų, mokytojų konsultavimo, tėvų konsultavimo) tarpgrupinės sąsajos. Jaunesni mokiniai mokinių konsultavimo svarbą vertinio taip kaip vyresni. Tačiau vyresni mokiniai, labiau nei jaunesni, pabrėžė intervencijų, mokytojų ir tėvų konsultavimo svarbą mokyklos psichologo darbe. Straipsnyje aptariama, kas galėtų atlikti mokyklos psichologo funkcijas ir teikti mokyklos psichologo paslaugas, kurios Tailande neteikiamos.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 71-90
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English