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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Nilsson, Johanna E.; Barazanji, Danah M.; Heintzelman, Ashley; Siddiqi, Mubeena; Shilla, Yasmine – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2012
Somali women were interviewed regarding their children's adjustment. Qualitative analysis revealed 5 themes: cultural comparisons, concerns about children, parents' loss of disciplinary authority, available support, and the future. The women discussed changes in their children, such as loss of respect and threats to use law enforcement against…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Females, Refugees, Law Enforcement
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Brown, Chris; Schale, Codi L.; Nilsson, Johanna E. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2010
Vietnamese immigrant and refugee women (N = 83) were surveyed regarding their mental health, English language proficiency, age of arrival, length of stay, and income. English language proficiency and age of arrival correlated with reduced symptomatology. Moreover, English language proficiency was the sole predictor of somatic distress. (Contains 1…
Descriptors: Vietnamese People, Immigrants, Refugees, Females
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Wendler, Alicia M.; Nilsson, Johanna E. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2009
The authors investigated counselor trainees' levels of cognitive complexity and sociopolitical advocacy as predictors of universal-diverse orientation (UDO). Participants included 120 master's- and doctoral-level trainees from 4 midwestern counseling psychology programs. Results revealed that, after accounting for multicultural social desirability…
Descriptors: Social Desirability, Counselor Training, Advocacy, Counseling Psychology
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Nilsson, Johanna E.; Duan, Changming – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2007
This study explored supervision experiences in 69 U.S. racial/ethnic minority supervisees working with White supervisors. The results demonstrated that perceived prejudice was associated with role ambiguity and role conflict in supervision, suggesting that supervision may not occur in isolation from trainees' lived experience. Implications for…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Role Conflict, Supervision, Counselor Training
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Nilsson, Johanna E.; Dodds, Alise K. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2006
This study outlines the development of a scale designed to measure supervisory issues unique to international students. A factor analysis yielded a 1-factor scale that showed good internal consistency and was correlated with supervisees' acculturation level, satisfaction with supervision, and supervisors' sensitivity to diversity issues.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Acculturation, Foreign Students, Factor Analysis
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Whalen, Mollie; Fowler-Lese, Karen P.; Barber, Jill S.; Williams, Elizabeth Nutt; Judge, Ann B.; Nilsson, Johanna E.; Shibazaki, Kozue – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2004
Aiming to integrate feminist and multicultural contributions to counseling, 6 values of counseling are defined and elucidated: a focus on strengths, the concept of the optimally functioning person, sensitivity to life span and career development, understanding the person in context, and incorporating prevention efforts. Attention to cultural…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cultural Influences, Coping, Feminism