Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development articles from April 2000

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development archives from April 2000

EDITORIAL.
April 1, 2000... On July 1, 1999, I was named incoming editor of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development (MECD), and, on August 1, 1999, I began receiving manuscripts and other correspondence related to my new responsibilities. The transition...

The Factorial Structure of the Expectations About Counseling Questionnaire-Brief Form: Some Serious Questions.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2000... Responses of Americans and Icelanders to the Expectations About Counseling Questionnaire were examined through confirmatory factor analyses. One model fit the data but was unsatisfactory. For the past several years, expectations about...

Acculturation of Values and Behavior: A Study of Vietnamese Immigrants.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2000... The authors investigated acculturation as manifested in external behavior and within a culturally independent framework of human values. An important issue regarding the culture of immigrant communities is that they are a part of neither...

Convergent, Discriminant, and Internal Properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem Content Scale.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2000... The structure of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem content scale was explored using principal components analysis. Associations with other measures provided evidence of convergent and discriminant...

Counselors' Competencies in Using Assessments.
April 1, 2000... The authors discuss 3 competencies that counselors must use for adult assessments at personal and career intake: (a) training in good test-use practices, (b) awareness of the shift in education from using psychometric models to using edumetric...