Ellis, T.-L., Krahn, C. C., Leslie, C., McGlenen, N., & Pettapie, B. J. (2024). Examining the negative impacts of social media on adolescents: A literature review. BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 16(3), 19–26. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1438768

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‌The purpose of this article is to examine the negative effects social media has on the health and well-being of adolescents, and how it impacts their academics. Research was conducted by locating scholarly articles that have been written within the last ten years that examined the effects of social media use on adolescents. This is a literature review.

McCrory, A., Best, P., & Maddock, A. (2022). “It’s just one big vicious circle”: Young people’s experiences of highly visual social media and their mental health. Health Education Research, 37(3), 167–184. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyac010

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This article aimed to determine what motivates adolescents to use social media apps such as TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram, as well as how these apps impact mental health. Researchers used a purposeful sampling strategy when choosing participants. Researchers put 47 14- and 15-year-olds from five secondary schools in Northern Ireland into nine semi-structured focus groups. Qualitative analysis was used to identify patterns and themes in the participants' responses.

Lee, H. Y., Jamieson, J. P., Reis, H. T., Beevers, C. G., Josephs, R. A., Mullarkey, M. C., O'Brien, J. M., & Yeager, D. S. (2020). Getting fewer "likes" than others on social media elicits emotional distress among victimized adolescents. Child development, 91(6), 2141–2159. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13422

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Researchers developed three studies to examine the effects of receiving fewer signs of positive feedback than others on social media. Study 1 consisted of 613 9th-grade students who were enrolled in a summer prep program, a public magnet school, or one of three urban public high schools. Study 2 consisted of 174 students from two schools in Study 1 who consented to participate in a more intensive study. Study 3 utilized 735 ninth-grade students from four urban public high schools. In studies 1 and 3, participants were randomly assigned to receive fewer (or more) likes in a standardized social media interaction. This is experimental research. In study 2, researchers examined the correlation between receiving fewer likes and depressive symptoms. This study used a correlational research method.

Graves, Kelly & Frabutt, James & Vigliano, Debra. (2007). Teaching conflict resolution skills to middle and high school students through interactive drama and role play. Journal of School Violence. 6. 57-79. 10.1300/J202v06n04_04.

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The purpose of this study was to test out a new conflict resolution program for middle and high school students (male and female) called Win-Win Resolutions. The program included strategies for self-control and anger coping, self-management of feelings, and interpersonal problem-solving. Researchers included 1,022 middle school students and 1,418 high school students enrolled at Title I public schools across Guilford County, North Carolina. The study used a pre-post survey methodology, and was quantitative in nature.

Ertürk, R. (2022). Conflict in schools: A qualitative study. Participatory Educational Research, 9(1), 251–270. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1308820

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of conflicts in schools, the levels and types of conflict, the effects of conflict, and the methods used to solve conflicts. The study group contained 40 teachers from three elementary schools, two secondary schools, and two high schools in Bolu, Turkey. Participation was on a volunteer basis. The research was conducted using a case study, which is a qualitative research method.

Mariani, M., & Silvestro, K. (2019). Making choices to resolve conflict: An evaluation of the kelso’s choice program for elementary students. Professional School Counseling, 23(1), 2156759X2094066. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759x20940665

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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a conflict-resolution program for elementary students called Kelso’s Choice (KC). The participants were five teachers and 124 students from five second-grade classrooms at the same school. The research was completed by the school counselor at the elementary school. This was an action research project that followed a case study design.

Novakovic, A., Patrikakou, E. N., & Ockerman, M. S. (2021). School counselor perceptions of preparation and importance of college and career readiness counseling. Professional School Counseling, 25(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759x21998391

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The purpose of this study was to examine school counselors’ perceptions of the importance of college and career readiness counseling and their ability to implement these counseling aspects. For this study, researchers designed a cross-sectional survey. 220 school counselors from a large, urban district completed the questionnaire. This was a quantitative research study.

Li, J., Mau, W.-C. J., & Bray, S. (2017). Examining the role and practices of high school counselors in helping students make career transitions. Research in the Schools, 24(2), 57–67.

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The purpose of this research study was to learn about the roles and practices of school counselors in promoting college and career readiness for all students. The researcher aimed to answer what goals are most emphasized in high school counseling programs and how school counselors help students make the transition from middle school to high school, and from high school to work or college. 852 high school counselors completed a survey to help answer these questions. Researchers used a quantitative research method.

Perusse, R., Poynton, T. A., Parzych, J. L., & Goodnough, G. E. (2015). The importance and implementation of eight components of college and career readiness counseling in school counselor education programs. Journal of College Access, 1(1), 29–41. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1167353

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In this study, researchers aimed to see the importance and extent of implementation of The College Board's National Office of School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA) Eight Components of College and Career Readiness in school counselor education programs. Researchers provided a questionnaire to 132 school counseling program administrators. Researchers used a quantitative research design.

*While this study does not directly relate to career readiness for high school students, I thought this study was interesting and worth being included because it discusses the importance of graduate programs teaching future school counselors about equity-based college and career readiness counseling.

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Memmott, S. (2021). Research guides: Quantitative and qualitative research: Identifying methods. Guides.emich.edu. https://guides.emich.edu/quantqualmethods/identify

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