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Achieving ethnic minority parity in school psychology
Author(s) -
Zhou Zheng,
Bray Melissa A.,
Kehle Thomas J.,
Theodore Lea A.,
Clark Elaine,
Jenson William R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.10187
Subject(s) - psychology , school psychology , ethnic group , context (archaeology) , graduate students , medical education , pedagogy , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , paleontology , sociology , anthropology , biology
The article addresses the demographic characteristics of students in school psychology programs nationwide with respect to providing a rationale for the importance of increasing the proportion of minority school psychologists who are underrepresented. Emphasis on training culturally competent psychologists is reviewed within a historical context. Barriers impeding the graduate training of minority students in school psychology are delineated. Feasible strategies to recruit minority students and faculty are presented. The implications for training and practice are discussed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 41: 443–450, 2004.