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Looking into the Future: New Directions in Cross-Cultural School Psychology

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Throughout the twentieth century, school psychology has developed and transformed with the evolution of the populations and intellectual philosophies in the United States (U.S.).Footnote 1 In the twenty-first century, a growing theme within the field of school psychology is diversity. The U.S. Census Bureau (2000) projects that by 2050, 53.7% of school-age children and adolescents will be “minorities” (Brown, Shriberg, & Wang, 2007). The field of school psychology has gradually responded. A. H. Miranda and P. B. Gutter (2002) found that, within the four leading school psychology journals, the number of articles related to diversity grew proportionately from 1990 to 1999, compared with a study they cite by R. M. Wiese Rogers (1992) of journals from 1975 to 1990. Brown, Shriberg, and Wang (2007) also found that diversity-related articles increased from 2000 to 2003.

Within the realm of diversity, English language learners (ELLs) are a growing population. The National Center for Education...

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    Although school psychology is an international field, it is difficult to compare the United States with other countries, as training and standards vary from country to country. Thus, for the sake of concision, this chapter will focus on school psychology in the United States.

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    States must have 95% participation from subgroups defined by race/ethnicity, disability, English proficiency, and other areas (Roach & Frank, 2007, p. 12).

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Kleinman-Fleischer, B. (2010). Looking into the Future: New Directions in Cross-Cultural School Psychology. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71799-9_461

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