dc.contributor.author	Law, Michael Brian
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1999-2001	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-11T20:55:14Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-11T20:55:14Z
dc.date.issued	2001-12
dc.identifier.other	F04556AB-B572-D9A6-4B6D-25E6CDCCDB9E	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7355
dc.description.abstract	With the impact of technology, the time has come to address alternative ways to providing counseling by integrating technology and using the Internet as an avenue of counseling. This electronic form of counseling is called cybercounseling. The purpose of this study was to explore counselor knowledge, opinions, ethical concerns, legal concerns, and recommendations for implementation of cybercounseling in the schools and to test a site to see if parents would use the site as a means of counseling and communication with the school counselor. The researcher polled attitudes of practicing school counselors to see what their attitudes were concerning the implementation of cybercounseling in the school setting. The researcher gained insight in how to implement this form of counseling in schools. A pilot website was implemented and advertised to parents soliciting usage from parents and students at a rural, elementary school in Southwest Georgia. The researcher found that little is known about this new innovation and that a number of concerns expressed by the respondents should be explored before the diffusion of this innovation is adopted. Suggestions to aid in narrowing the gap of how to implement this innovation and overcome some evident barriers were offered by certified professional school counselors. The interactive website proved that parents and students would use it if one is made available to them.	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document and derivatives, 80 pages. 1245883 bytes.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Academic theses	en_US
dc.subject	Cybercounseling	en_US
dc.subject	Internet in education	en_US
dc.subject	School counseling	en_US
dc.subject	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject	Ethics—Counseling	en_US
dc.title	Cybercounseling: Characteristics and Barriers for Use in School Counseling Programs	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Curriculum and Instruction	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Leader, Lars F.
dc.description.committee	Brovey, Andrew J.
dc.description.committee	Zahner, Jane
dc.description.degree	M.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Education Specialist in Instructional Technology	en_US