An Analysis on School Psychological Counselors’ Dealing With Difference in Multicultural Contexts

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Atıf İçin Kopyala

Çetin M., Öksüz Gül F., Erol İ.

International Journal of Progressive Education, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.93-112, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 2018
• Dergi Adı: International Journal of Progressive Education
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.93-112
• Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Migrations caused by wars and economic depression have become one of the most important problems

of Turkey. Considering multicultural structure of the country and the migration wave from Syria, it is

aimed to find out how school psychological counselors perceive difference, how they cope with

conflicts and how they perceive themselves with respect to multicultural competencies. For this

reason, 28 school counselors were interviewed from two cities of Turkey. This study, conducted with a

qualitative research design, aims to describe the current perceptions of school counselors. In order to

analyze the data, content analysis was used. According to the findings most of the counselors perceive

differences as wealth. However, it is also stated that multiculturalism causes conflict. While the

counselors’xx schools seem to have a culture that fosters and nurtures differences in general terms, it has

become clear that some schools do not welcome cultural differences. A significant amount of school

counselors do not regard themselves competent, while others find themselves partially competent.