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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814274903321

Autore

Franco Carmella S.

Titolo

A culturally proficient society begins in school : leadership for equity / / Carmella S. Franco, Maria G. Ott, Darline P. Robles ; featuring conversations with Randall B. Lindsey and Stephanie M. Graham ; foreword by Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-4522-6933-5

1-4522-6891-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Classificazione

EDU001000

Disciplina

371.207

Soggetti

School management and organization - Social aspects - United States

Multicultural education - United States

Educational equalization - United States

School improvement programs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - The Why of This Book""; ""Chapter 2 - Pueblo, Kronach, and East Los Angeles: Our Beginnings""; ""Chapter 3 - Conversations With the Superintendents: The Teacher Years""; ""Chapter 4 - Conversations With the Superintendents: The Administrator Years""; ""Chapter 5 - Lessons Learned: Acknowledging Barriers, Recognizing Cultural Assets""; ""Chapter 6 - Lessons Learned: Cultural Assets Inform Actions""; ""Chapter 7 - Developing Your Leadership for Equity Plan""; ""Resources""

""References""""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is about the American Educational Dream and how all educators can be successful with students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Written by three Latina superintendents who have achieved great success as leaders of culturally and linguistically-diverse districts, the book provides a unique vision for transforming schools into places of equity and excellence. The authors use the lens of



Cultural Proficiency to facilitate an understanding of both the barriers to educational opportunity as well the conditions that help to promote the success of underserved groups. Their lessons for being successful in diverse communities are a source of inspiration to all educators who aspire to extend the promises of democracy to every public school student"-- Provided by publisher.