Factors Related to College Major Selection in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.
Purpose: The growing number of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is not reflected in the speech-language pathology profession, with ramifications for the diverse communities it serves. Despite decades of initiatives, the numbers of racial and ethnic minorities entering the profession...
| Published in: | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 576 - 594 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=164291287&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 164291287 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2381473X KTSD jtl: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups issn: 2381473X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2023 vid: 8 iid: 3 pid: 42 pub: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association place: Rockville, Maryland artinfo: ui: 164291287 164291287 164291287 10.1044/2023_PERSP-22-00241 164291287 ppf: 576 ppct: 18 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Factors Related to College Major Selection in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. aug: au: Ai Leen Choo Gurevich, Naomi Dadzie, Nana Reidenbach, Kayla Laxman, Malini Ngo, Kelley affil: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Georgia State University, Atlanta sug: subj: Decision Making Students, College Career Planning and Development Education, Speech-Language Pathology Human Pilot Studies Colleges and Universities Students, Speech-Language Pathology Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Conceptual Framework Chi Square Test Logistic Regression Male Female Young Adult Adult Middle Age Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Purpose: The growing number of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is not reflected in the speech-language pathology profession, with ramifications for the diverse communities it serves. Despite decades of initiatives, the numbers of racial and ethnic minorities entering the profession have been modest. The aim of this pilot study is to explore potential factors that influence decision making for a college major that could inform strategies for underrepresented racial and ethnic minority (URM) recruitment into communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs. Method: The theory of planned behavior was used as a framework to explore the influences on students' selection of college majors with a particular focus on speech-language pathology. Students enrolled and not enrolled in CSD programs were surveyed about their attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and subjective normative pressure (e.g., perceptions of race and ethnic representation, familiarity with speech-language pathology, and family education). Results: There were significant differences between CSD and non-CSD respondents, and between URM and White respondents in their perception of representation and exposure to the profession. The majority of URM students reported that race and ethnic representation is important in their chosen job. URM students were less likely than White students to know anyone who has received speech-language therapy or who is a speech-language pathologist. Conclusion: Findings suggest that initiatives to increase representation and diverse role models, and early exposure to the profession for URM students should be areas of focus in the efforts to diversify the profession. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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