Full Description
In the third edition of the bestseller Cultural ProficiencySchool Leaders, Randall B. Lindsey, Kikanza Nuri Robins, and Raymond D. Terrell expand their groundbreaking model for transforming the challenges of diversity into positive cross-cultural interactions throughout the school system and beyond. Cultural proficiency is a mindset and a worldview assumed by a person or an organization for effectively describing, responding to, and planning for issues that arise in diverse environments. This updated edition incorporates the authors' latest experiences working with schools, educational agencies, and organizations across the U.S. and Canada. Other additions include: - A conceptual framework demonstrating the interrelationship of the tools of cultural proficiency- Updated and expanded content and vignettes- Several new activities conveniently placed in the Resources section at the back of the book - A matrix describing how to use the authors' other books about cultural proficiency
Contents
Foreword to the Third Edition by Darline P. RoblesForeword to the Second Edition by Carl A. CohnForeword to the First Edition by Asa G. Hilliard, IIIPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPart I. Understanding Cultural Proficiency1. Cultural ProficiencyCultural Proficiency - An Inside-Out Approach to DifferenceThe Four ToolsA Historical ContextWhat's In It For Us?Learning and Teaching EffectivelyLiving in a Global CommunityParticipating in the CommunityProviding LeadershipThe CaseRolling Meadows Unified School DistrictCoolidge Unified School DistrictResources for Developing Culturally Proficient LeadersRead the Text FirstThe MatrixGoing DeeperReflection2. A Cultural and Historical Context for Our Unfolding DemocracyAn Inside-Out ApproachWhat it TakesCulture is . . .What Happened to Race?The Legacy of Segregation and ExclusionA History of Caste in the U.S.Labels for Historically Oppressed PeopleSegregation to Cultural ProficiencyCulture and History Provide PerspectiveGoing Deeper3. Leadership for Today's SchoolsOur Journey and Culturally Proficient LeadersTransformational LeadershipFormal and Nonformal LeadersCollaborative LeadershipCulturally Proficient LeadershipSo, Where Do You Start?Going DeeperReflection4. Framing Your Work With the Cultural Proficiency ToolsInside-Out ChangeCultural Proficiency Conceptual FrameworkThe Four Tools of Cultural ProficiencyGoing DeeperReflectionPart II. Using the Tools of Cultural Proficiency5. The First Tool: Overcoming BarriersBarriers to Cultural ProficiencyThis Chapter is for EveryoneCaveat: Systemic OppressionCaveat: Privilege and EntitlementCaveat: Unawareness of the Need to AdaptChanging Educational PracticesCulturally Proficient EducatorsOvercoming ResistanceVery Good NewsGoing DeeperReflection6. The Second Tool: The Guiding Principles of Cultural ProficiencyThe Guiding Principles of Cultural ProficiencyCultural Proficiency as Expression of ValuesPrinciple: Culture is Ever PresentPrinciple: People are Served in Varying Degrees by the Dominant CulturePrinciple: People Have Group Identities and Personal IdentitiesPrinciple: Diversity Within Cultures Is ImportantPrinciple: Each Group Has Unique Cultural Needs that Must be RespectedPrinciple: The Family, as Defined by each Culture, is the Primary System of Support in the Education of ChildrenPrinciple: People Who are not Part of the Dominant Culture Have to be at Least BiculturalPrinciple: Inherent in Cross-cultural Interactions are Social and Communication Dynamics that must be Acknwledged, Adjusted to, and AcceptedPrinciple: The School System must Incorporate Cultural Knowledge into Practice and Policy MakingMake it CountGoing DeeperReflection7. The Third Tool: The Cultural Proficiency ContinuumThe ContinuumGoing DeeperReflection8. The Fourth Tool: The Essential ElementsThe Essential Elements of Cultural ProficiencyAnalyzing School LeadershipGoing DeeperReflectionPart III. Making the Commitment to Cultural Proficiency9. The Case: One Last LookMatrix: How to Use Cultural Proficiency BooksResourcesIntroduction to Resource ActivitiesResource A. Understanding DiversityActivity 1. A Few DefinitionsActivity 2. Telling Your StoryActivity 3. Diversity in Your LifeActivity 4. Stand UpActivity 5. Line UpActivity 6. DemographicsActivity 7. StarpowerResource B. Getting to Know MyselfActivity 1. JournalingActivity 2. Diversity LifelineActivity 3. Name Five ThingsActivity 4. Who are You?Activity 5. Who am I?Activity 6. Cultural PortraitActivity 7. Personal Stereotypes IActivity 8. Personal Stereotypes IIActivity 9. Process of Personal ChangeActivity 10. Seven Dynamics of ChangeActivity 11. ParadigmsActivity 12. Strength BombardmentResource C. Getting to Know Your Colleagues and Your OrganizationActivity 1. Introductory GridActivity 2. Cultural PerceptionsActivity 3. What's Your NameActivity 4. Totems or CrestsActivity 5. Family PortraitActivity 6. Group StereotypesActivity 7. Circle of HistoryActivity 8. StorytellingActivity 9. Voices that ResonateActivity 10. Needs AssessmentResource D. Understanding Power and PrivilegeActivity 1. Barriers to Cultural ProficiencyActivity 2. Culturally Incompetent OrganizationsActivity 3. Privilege and Entitlement SurveyActivity 4. Listening and HearingActivity 5. Seven Minute DayResource E. Going Deeper with the PrinciplesActivity 1. Guiding Principles Discussion StartersActivity 2. Family ValuesActivity 3. My Work ValuesActivity 4. Managing Conflict with Our Core ValuesActivity 5. Examining Your Organizational ValuesResource F. Going Deeper with The ContinuumActivity 1. The Cultural Proficiency ContinuumActivity 2. Exploring Behaviors Along the ContinuumResource G. Going Deeper with the Essential ElementsActivity 1. Understanding the Essential ElementsActivity 2. Essential Elements of Culturally Proficient LeadersActivity 3. Cultural Competence Self AssessmentReferencesIndex
