"Jack of all trades"? Exploring the dual role of the subject teaching guidance counsellor in Irish schools.
Many Irish school guidance counsellors have a "dual role", as their timetable is split between subject teaching and guidance counselling, but their experiences of managing both roles have been underexplored. This article presents the findings of an interpretivist qualitative study which explores exp...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Guidance & Counselling Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 120 - 137 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2026
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