Supporting Diverse Students and Faculty in Higher Education Through Multicultural Organizational Development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Journal / Book Title
Training and Education in Professional Psychology
Abstract
For decades, students and faculty from racial, ethnic, and linguistic (REL) minority backgrounds have encountered numerous barriers to success in graduate psychology programs and their larger college/university settings. To date, much of the research on improving supports for these individuals has focused on withinprogram strategies specifically, with minimal literature emphasizing the integration of program and universitywide strategies. This article describes principles of multicultural organizational development (MOD) as well as Cox's (1991) conceptualization of the multicultural organization. In particular, it focuses on 3 of Cox's 6 dimensions of MOD most directly related to reconciling cultural differences in organizations, namely: (a) acculturation; (b) cultural bias; and (c) intergroup conflict. Recommendations for supporting diverse students and faculty are organized along these 3 dimensions. Implications and directions for future research on supporting REL minority students and faculty in higher education settings are discussed.
DOI
10.1037/tep0000226
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Grapin, Sally and Pereiras, Meaghan I., "Supporting Diverse Students and Faculty in Higher Education Through Multicultural Organizational Development" (2019). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 469.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/469
Published Citation
Grapin, S. L., & Pereiras, M. I. (2019). Supporting diverse students and faculty in higher education through multicultural organizational development. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(4), 307–315. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000226