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Culturally Proficient School An Implementation Guide for School Leaders

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ISBN-10: 0761946829

ISBN-13: 9780761946823

Edition: 2004

Authors: Randall B. Lindsey, Laraine M. Roberts, Franklin L. CampbellJones

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Cultural proficiency enables educators to value diversity, honour it with integrity, & preserve the cultural dignity of their students. Failing in this places many students at risk of exclusion from the benefits & opportunities that come from being well educated.
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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 7/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Randall B. Lindsey is emeritus professor at California State University, Los Angeles and has a practice centered on educational consulting and issues related to equity and access. Prior to higher education faculty roles, he served as a junior and senior high school history teacher, a district office administrator for school desegregation, and executive director of a non-profit corporation. All of his experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. It is his belief and experience that too often white people are observers of multicultural issues rather than personally involved with them. He works with…    

Franklin CampbellJones is associate professor of education leadership at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He completednbsp;six years as a tenured faculty member of education leadership at California State University, Los Angeles. He is a national and international facilitator of organization learning and diversity. His 30-year service in education includes tenure as a high school social science teacher, school administrator, and project director for the State of California.

Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Cultural Proficiency and the Achievement Gap
Why is Culturally Proficient Leadership Important?
The Tools of Cultural Proficiency
What Does Cultural Proficiency Look Like in Practice? The Guiding Principles
The Inside-Out Process to Becoming Culturally Proficient: The Cultural Proficiency Continuum
Standards for Leadership Behavior: The Five Essential Elements
Overcoming Self-Imposed Barriers to Moral Leadership
Professional Development for Organizational Change
The Art and Science of Conversation: A Crucial Skill for the Culturally Competent Leader
Leading in a Culture of Learning And Transformative Change
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Bibliography
Index