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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED151251 AUTHOR: Taylor, Dalmas A.; Henry, J. Marilyn
TITLE: Ethnicity and Bicultural Considerations in
Psychology: Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minorities.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 129 p.
ABSTRACT: This paper summarizes the history, philosophy,
and recruitment methodology of the American Psychological
Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program. The aim of
the program is participation by ethnic minorities in the
development of psychology, both as a practicing art and as
a science. The APA received a training grant to provide
fellowship stipends to ethnic minority students eligible
for or attending graduate programs leading to a Ph.D. in
psychology. From 1974 through 1977, stipend awards were
made to 115 students from 44 institutions. In most cases,
student support was cost-shared by the institution.
Evidence suggests that even though minority admission is
increasing, there continues to be a need to modify existing
standards for optimal success of the program. Special
student recruitment efforts must be considered; modified
interpretation or exclusion of GRE scores for other
predictive information is desirable; a support system
consisting of a critical mass of ethnic minority students
and faculty members is needed; and there must be a
modification of the curriculum so as to include other
perspectives and assumptions. The document lists the names
of the Fellows, their institutions, and their career goals.
An appendix contains the program's policies and application
procedures. (Author/JK)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Behavioral-Science-Research; Biculturalism
; Blacks-; Civil-Rights; College-Admission; College
Desegregation; Curriculum-Problems; Doctoral-Degrees;
Educationally-Disadvantaged; Equal-Education; Equal
Opportunities-Jobs; Faculty-Integration; Faculty
Recruitment; Graduate-Students; Grants-; Higher-Education;
Institutional-Environment; Institutions-; Internship
Programs; Labor-Force-Development; Majority-Attitudes;
Mental-Health-Programs; Professional-Training;
Psychologists ; Public-Health; Racial-Discrimination;
Racism-; Student Financial-Aid; Student-Recruitment
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Ethnic-Groups;
*Fellowships-; *Graduate-Study; *Minority-Groups;
*Psychology-
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