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The Impact of Targeted Recruitment Strategies on Diversity of School Psychology Program Applicants

Hendricks, Emily A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1403903692

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2014, Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), University of Dayton, School Psychology.
This study examined the impact of targeted recruitment strategies during School Psychology Awareness Week (SPAW) on the number of applicants who applied to the University of Dayton’s (UD) School Psychology Program and whether the recruitment efforts yielded a more diverse applicant pool and incoming cohort to the program. Researchers presented to undergraduate psychology and education students (N = 195) at eight universities in Ohio, including two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Applicants’ demographic information from the previous year was compared to applicant data from the current year. In addition, a comparison between the diversity of the program’s cohort in 2012 to 2013 was made. Participants’ interest in applying to a school psychology program was measured through the School Psychology Awareness Inventory (SPAI). Researchers also obtained suggestions and improvements for the SPAW presentation and the types of recruitment information students found beneficial through qualitative data analysis. While there were no statistically significant differences between the two applicant pools, the diversity ratio of cohort 2012 to cohort 2013 increased in variability in terms of age, ethnicity, and gender. There was an increase in the level of interest in school psychology among participants, who reported the presentation to be beneficial. Implications for school psychology graduate program recruitment strategies are discussed with regard to increasing the diversity in the field.
Susan Davies, EdD (Advisor)
Elana Bernstein, PhD (Committee Member)
Bobbie Fiori (Committee Member)
108 p.
Education; Educational Psychology; Psychology
school psychology; recruitment strategies; diversity of school psychology; school psychology awareness; school psychology applicants; University of Dayton

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  • Hendricks, E. A. (2014). The Impact of Targeted Recruitment Strategies on Diversity of School Psychology Program Applicants [Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1403903692

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hendricks, Emily. The Impact of Targeted Recruitment Strategies on Diversity of School Psychology Program Applicants. 2014. University of Dayton, Electronic thesis or dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1403903692.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hendricks, Emily. "The Impact of Targeted Recruitment Strategies on Diversity of School Psychology Program Applicants." Electronic thesis or dissertation, University of Dayton, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1403903692

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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