A Conceptual Analysis of Selected Contemporary Theories of Consultation

The contemporary field of consultation is confronted with such a large number of diverse theories--each with its own set of assumptions and practices--that the problem can be characterized as a theory jungle. The theories of consultation are disarticulated and heterogeneous, and they exhibit wide variability with respect to their content, precision, and level of sophistication. In addition, none of the existing taxonomies of consultation theories has been widely accepted, utilized, or helpful for creating conceptual order out of the array of theories that appear in the literature. This study utilized two components of a recently developed metatheoretical formulation for the purpose of ordering a selected sample of contemporary theories of consultation. First, two components of this metatheoretical formulation were described. Next, one of the components--the Interventional Wheel Model with its eight dimensions of a helping intervention--was used to thematically analyze each of the theories in the sample. Third, each theory was classified according to the second meta-theoretical component, viz., the Paradigmatic Interventional Matrix.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bopp, Stephen G.

• Education, Educational Psychology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8502075

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oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68943