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- WHEREAS the general population of the United States is projected to change within the next generation and
- become a pluralistic society;
- WHEREAS there is a current and projected under-representation of ethnic minority students, faculty,
- practitioners, and researchers in the field of psychology;
- WHEREAS the educational pipeline requires recruitment and retention efforts across the spectrum of education
- from pre-college to entry into the field of psychology;
- WHEREAS psychologists in education will need to become increasingly conversant on issues relevant to an
- increasingly diverse student population and pluralistic society; and
- WHEREAS the lack of ethnic minority representation and focus impacts the relevance of psychology to prepare
- students to function in a diversified society and to provide appropriate services;
- THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that APA places a high priority on issues related to the education of ethnic
- minorities. These issues include planning appropriately diverse curricula, promoting psychology as a
- course of study and career option as well as recruitment, retention, advising, and mentoring of minority
- students at all levels of education. (December 1993)
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