학교상담자 대상 질적연구 동향 분석 = Analysis of Qualitative Research Trends Related to School Counselors

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study analyzed the qualitative research trends related to school counselors in South Korea. For this purpose, articles published from 2014 to 2023 were collected through the Research Information Sharing Service by using “school counselor” and “professional counselor” as keywords. Meanwhile, subsequent searches with “qualitative,” “consensual qualitative,” “grounded theory,” “phenomenological,” “narrative,” and “case study” as keywords identified 44 journal articles and 35 dissertations. The selected studies were then reviewed based on their research topics, publication year, methods, number of participants, interview frequency, and validity verification. The findings are as follows. First, the majority of the studies focused on professional counselors, with a significant increase in recent publications. Second, the most frequently used methods included consensual qualitative analysis, phenomenological research, and grounded theory, with more than half focusing on specific experiences of counselors. Third, the number of participants typically ranged from 4 to 12, with single, in-depth interviews being the most common data collection method. Finally, the validity of the studies was mainly verified through expert, partic ipant, and peer reviews. Based on these results, we presented the implications and proposed future directions for qualitative research on school counselors