Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
College of Applied Human Sciences
Department
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Committee Chair
Sam Zizzi
Committee Member
James Wyant
Committee Member
Terilyn Shigeno
Committee Member
Jack Watson
Abstract
Historically, opportunities to develop cultural competency in sport and exercise psychology graduate programs have been limited (Lee, 2015). Recently, major sport psychology organizations across the world have started to require cultural competency in their credentialing requirements. While this represents progress, these requirements can be met with a single course, which falls below the ideal of integrated cultural competency education (Martens et al., 2000). The present study investigated how to maximize the quality of a single course by coming to agreement on a proposed set of impactful and feasible learning outcomes and assessments in that proposed single course related to cultural competency. Eleven sport and exercise psychology professionals with significant expertise in teaching and/or researching cultural competency development completed a three-round Delphi study which resulted in 71 learning outcomes and 33 learning assessments. Of those, the panel fully agreed on the impact and feasibility of 11 learning outcomes and 3 assessments. Further, these professionals provided critical feedback on how to continue to enhance cultural competency in sport and exercise psychology graduate education.
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Matthew Paul, "“Building the Roots”: A Delphi Study Examining the Aims of a Multicultural Competency Graduate Course in Sport and Exercise Psychology" (2023). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 11907.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/11907