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Publication Date: 2010
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An Examination of Cross-Cultural Curriculum Development and Student Cross-Cultural Competencies in a School-Based Consultation Course
Arra, Christopher T.
Journal of Educational & Psychological Consultation, v20 n2 p169-183 2010
The goal of this case study was to describe the cross-cultural consultation experiences of school psychology graduate students as they progressed through a semester-long school-based consultation course. Graduate students enrolled in a consultation course completed both quantitative and qualitative assessment measures. The course instructor used these tools to adapt course components to students' expressed cross-cultural needs. Highlighted themes from the data included the importance of continual cross-cultural competency development in school psychology training programs. Other questions raised from the case study included how to extend a practitioner's cross-cultural development beyond formal training. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, School Psychology, School Psychologists, Consultants, Cultural Pluralism, Competence, Consciousness Raising, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change, Graduate Students, Journal Writing, Pretests Posttests, Role Playing, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Self Concept
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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