Cultural competence in America's schools : leadership, engagement and understanding

"Focuses on explicating the impact of culture and issues of race and ethnicity on student learning, teacher and leadership efficacy, and educational policy making in our nation's public school system"--Back cover.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Jones, Bruce Anthony (Author), Nichols, Edwin J. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2013.
SeriesEducational policy in the 21st century.
Subjects
Teaching > United States.
Cultural competence.
Public schools > United States > Cultural policy.
Multicultural education > United States.
Teaching.
United States.
Education > Teaching > General.
Teaching skills and techniques.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614110
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-176-3
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Origin, meaning and significance of cultural competence
  • Philosphical aspects of cultural difference: Connecting achievement to our past, present, and future
  • Philosophy, beliefs and action
  • Relationships: The foundation for learning
  • Students as assets: Moving beyond deficit beliefs and practices
  • Eco-systemic leadership
  • Schools, neighborhood and community
  • Policy, diversity and cultural competence: An interlocking interdependence
  • Cultural competence: Gauging and achieving impact.

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