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A Phenomenological Investigation of African American Counselor Education Students' Challenging Experiences
Author(s) -
Henfield Malik S.,
Woo Hongryun,
Washington Ahmad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2013.00033.x
Subject(s) - psychology , disconnection , counselor education , feeling , isolation (microbiology) , graduate students , perception , pedagogy , higher education , medical education , social psychology , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , political science , law , biology , medicine
This study explored 11 African American doctoral students’ perceptions of challenging experiences in counselor education programs. The authors identified the following themes using critical race theory: feelings of isolation, peer disconnection, and faculty misunderstandings and disrespect. Implications for counselor education programs and policies are discussed.