Date of Award
1-27-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Richard Neeley
Committee Members
Amy Shollenbarger; Christina Akbari; Joy Good
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2016 B70
Abstract
This study utilized a 19-item survey to investigate whether graduate SLP students understand the spectrum of skills necessary to become “culturally competent,” and to assess the number and types of formal and informal activities used to achieve cultural competency instruction in the speech-language pathology curriculum. Graduate students enrolled in five accredited graduate programs for Communication Disorders in the state of Arkansas responded to the survey. Overall, results indicated that accredited university speech-language pathology programs in Arkansas are attempting to implement opportunities for expanding cultural awareness and sensitivity for their students. However, the results from the survey indicate that these programs should strive to become more transparent in their attempts to expand the cultural knowledge base and experience repertoire of their students as they work toward cultural competence.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Bray, Ragen Elizabeth, "Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students' Perceptions of Cultural Competency Experiences" (2017). Student Theses and Dissertations. 595.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/595
