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Raechele L. Pope, Amy L. Reynolds, and John A. Mueller. Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004, 261 pp. Cloth: $36. ISBN 0-7879-6207-4.
Over the past two decades, much has been written about the influence of diverse populations on higher education, yet few researchers have considered the competence of administrators to deal with that diversity. Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs deals with just this issue: the individual competence of administrators to deal with diverse populations. The authors state that the book's goals are to: (a) provide a model of competencies for practitioners, (b) expand the literature in counseling psychology by applying this literature base to the student affairs field, and (c) provide examples of effective practices and case studies to help practitioners understand the application of these competencies. While the authors state that their audience is student affairs and higher education professionals, the book is written with a strong leaning toward the student affairs culture and literature.
The first part of this book focuses on the authors' model of multicultural competence and the core competencies needed to be an effective student affairs practitioner....