The State of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Undergraduate Psychology Training

Autor/inn/en	Fuentes, Milton A.; Shannon, Casey R.
Titel	The State of Multiculturalism and Diversity in Undergraduate Psychology Training
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 43 (2016) 3, S.197-203 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628316649315
Schlagwörter	Cultural Pluralism; Undergraduate Study; Undergraduate Students; Higher Education; College Students; Psychology; Foreign Countries; Training; Cultural Differences; Student Diversity; Colleges; Universities; Web Sites; School Catalogs; General Education; Canada; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kulturpluralismus; Grundstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Psychologie; Ausland; Ausbildung; Kultureller Unterschied; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; University; Universität; Web-Design; Schulprogramm; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Kanada; Nordamerika
Abstract	Over the past few decades, diversity and multiculturalism have received considerable attention in the field of psychology. While there have been notable efforts to ensure these important areas are addressed in undergraduate psychology training, little is known about this undertaking. The present study examined how diversity and multiculturalism were addressed in the course titles and course descriptions of 200 undergraduate, psychology programs across North America and their corresponding general education programs. Analyses revealed that while most undergraduate psychology programs offered diversity or multicultural courses, very few programs required these courses. Moreover, when these courses were offered, they typically examined diversity or multiculturalism in a singular fashion, giving very little attention to the intersectionality that exists among cultural factors. With respect to the institutions' general education programs, we found that while some institutions had a multicultural awareness requirement, few offered or required psychology-based diversity or multicultural courses of their psychology students. Implications of these finding are considered, and several recommendations and resources for improving undergraduate psychology programs are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01