The authors present the results of a content analysis of articles that were published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD) during the last 15 years. The analysis identified the leading contributors (i.e., authors, institutions) to JMCD, evaluated the content of the articles, examined the type of articles, and highlighted the particular cultural groups that were studied most frequently.Los autores presentan 10s resultados de un analisis de el contenido de la Revista de Consejeria y Desarrollo Multicultural (JMCD), durante 10s ultimos 15 afios. El analisis identifico 10s contribuyentes mas destacados (en otras palabras, 10s autores, las instituciones) a JMCD;examino el tip0 del articulos y subrayo 10s grupos culturales que se estudiaron mas frecuentemente.uring the last two decades, there has been an increase in the empirical and theoretical attention to understanding and counseling culturally I> diverse populations. Multiculturalism is now addressed in a variety of American Counseling Association and American Psychological Association journals and is changing the face of counseling, psychology, and education. Multicultural topics and research are now included in a variety of journals. However, few are devoted exclusively to multicultural counseling issues. For example, Ponterotto (1988) Hagar Hall, Notre Dame, Constantine, and Gerard (2000) reported that 12% of the articles were focused on racial and ethnic minority variables, showing that there has been an increase in the number of articles published on multicultural issues.Although more attention has been given to multicultural concerns in various journals, the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (IMCD) is one of the few journals to focus exclusively on counseling, psychology, guidance, and personnel topics related to diverse populations (Ponterotto, 1986). JMCD and its contributors provide innovation, growth, and needed direction to the multicultural field in general. Because continued growth in this area of inquiry is desired, authors have argued that it is important that the content and contributors of JMCD be periodically identified (Bennett, Rowe, & Hill, 1991;Ponterotto, 1986). A content analysis of the JMCD can give counselors information on important areas of concentration in the field of multiculturalism and can identify and expand new areas in the field. In addition, the identification of leading contributors can reveal who is potentially pivotal in fostering cultural awareness among counselors and educators.For example, Ponterotto (1986) authored the first comprehensive content analysis ofJMCD. He covered a 5-year period from 1979 to 1984 (Vols. 8 through 12) and provided important information, such as the major contributors to the field of multicultural counseling, the institutions from which new information routinely emerged, and the topics and populations studied most frequently. Ponterotto's methodology was replicated in a later content analysis that covered a 5-year period (1985-1989Bennett et al...
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