ERIC Number: EJ1301920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2578-4218
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Student Perspectives on Recruiting and Orienting Prospective School Psychology Trainees
School Psychology, v36 n4 p261-270 Jul 2021
This study investigated current school psychology students' perspectives on recruiting and orienting prospective trainees to the profession. Two hundred sixty-two student members of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) responded to two open-ended survey items regarding: (a) information they wished they had known prior to beginning their training and (b) their beliefs about effective recruitment practices for increasing racial and ethnic (R/E) diversity in the profession. Qualitative analyses revealed that approximately one-third of participants from R/E minoritized backgrounds reported wishing they had known more about the roles and functions of school psychologists. Participants also generated a wide range of potentially valuable recruitment strategies. Implications for improving recruitment practices are discussed.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Race, Ethnic Diversity, Cultural Background, Student Recruitment, Orientation, Expectation, Career Choice, School Psychology, School Psychologists, Trainees, Group Membership, Professional Associations, Outreach Programs, Role Perception, Access to Information
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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