Why (Not) School Psychology?: A Survey of Undergraduate Psychology Majors' Preferences

Autor/in	Gischlar, Karen L.
Titel	Why (Not) School Psychology?: A Survey of Undergraduate Psychology Majors' Preferences
Quelle	In: Contemporary School Psychology, 26 (2022) 1, S.4-13 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gischlar, Karen L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2159-2020
DOI	10.1007/s40688-020-00350-5
Schlagwörter	School Psychology; Undergraduate Students; Student Surveys; Preferences; Majors (Students); Career Choice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulpsychologie; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	As the field of school psychology has expanded, the workforce has not, resulting in critical shortages at both the trainer and practitioner levels. Additionally, practitioners who are racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse are underrepresented in the field, despite the growing diversity of our nation's schools. The purpose of this paper was to survey undergraduate psychology majors regarding their preferences for graduate studies and eventual career paths, and to examine the variables that might influence the decision to pursue a degree in school psychology. Findings suggested that exposure to the field in undergraduate studies was the only significant variable in predicting level of interest in pursuing graduate study in school psychology, which is similar to previous research. However, there were differences found by gender and ethnicity that might be informative for recruitment of students to the field. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01