An Exploratory Study of Classroom Diversity and Cultural Competency

Authors

Jelane A. Kennedy, The College of Saint RoseFollow
Wendy Neifeld Wheeler, The College of Saint Rose
Stephanie Bennett, The College of Saint Rose

Document Type

Article

Keywords

cultural competency, classroom composition, multicultural competence, counselor education

Subject Area

Counseling, Counselor Education

Abstract

This exploratory study compares the effectiveness of multicultural training across two classrooms of counselors-in-training at a predominately white institution—one which was homogenous in class composition; the other which was diverse in class composition. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between classrooms and that individual students demonstrated statistically significant change in perceived multicultural competence. Such findings highlight the need for ongoing research that explores influence of classroom composition on cultural competency training for counseling graduate students.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/62.1099

Recommended Citation

Kennedy, J. A., Neifeld Wheeler, W., & Bennett, S. (2014). An Exploratory Study of Classroom Diversity and Cultural Competency. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 6(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/62.1099