ERIC Number: EJ1129928
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Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 14
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Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale: Re-Exploration and Refinement
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, v39 n1 p14-27 Mar 2017
This study refined the "Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale" (MCKAS; Ponterotto et al. "Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development," 30, 153-180, 2002) in response to concerns in the literature (e.g., Constantine et al. "Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology," 8(4), 334-345, 2002) focusing on original sample representation, factor structure, and constructs of interest within this scale. For this refinement study, a total of 176 participants from various counseling fields in the United States completed an online survey. The results of an exploratory factor analysis presented a 28-item 2-factor refined version of the MCKAS (MCKAS-R). The preliminary MANOVA analysis indicated that this refined scale differentiated multicultural counseling competencies of participants who were counselors, counseling students, and counselor educators. Implications of this scale for counselor training, practice, and future research are provided.
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Counseling, Cultural Differences, Knowledge Level, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Competence, Counselors, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Online Surveys
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