Keywords
multicultural, multicultural education, sensitivity training, meta-analysis
Abstract
The American Psychological Association and many other professional mental health organizations require graduate programs to provide education in multicultural issues. However, the effectiveness of multicultural education has been debated in the literature over the past several years. The overall purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of multicultural education using meta-analytic methodologies. Findings revealed that multicultural education interventions were typically associated with positive outcomes across a wide variety of participant and study characteristics. Multicultural education interventions that were explicitly based on theory and research yielded outcomes nearly twice as beneficial as those that were not. Priorities for future inquiry are enumerated, and increased institutional support for multicultural education initiatives is solicited.
Original Publication Citation
Smith, T. B., Constantine, M. G., Dunn, T., Dinehart, J., & Montoya, J. A. (2006). Multicultural education in the mental health professions: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 132-145.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Smith, Timothy B.; Constantine, Madonna G.; Dunn, Todd W.; Dinehart, Jared M.; and Montoya, Jared A., "Multicultural education in the mental health professions: A meta-analytic review" (2006). Faculty Publications. 2028.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2028
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2006
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3983
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Language
English
College
David O. McKay School of Education
Department
Counseling Psychology and Special Education
Copyright Status
Copyright 2006 by the American Psychological Association. The final version of this article can be found here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.53.1.132.
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