Analysing the school counselor’s profile in Secondary Compulsory Education in Aragón

Abstract

ABSTRACT
This paper aims at analyzing the professional profile of the school counsellors working in Aragon Secondary Schools. We collected data from over 80% of Aragon School counsellors by means of a questionnaire specially constructed for this research to analyze their tasks and to know their main characteristics. We include personal variables such as age, gender, region, or training. We also analyze professional skills, such as experience as counsellors and teachers, full/part time basis, or timetable. Finally, we analyze variables related to the work place: public/private status, variety of programmes, number of people in the counselling department, and type of students.