Culturally proficient education : an asset-based response to conditions of poverty / Randall B. Lindsey, Michelle S. Karns, Keith Myatt ; foreword by Dennis Parker.

Author/creator Lindsey, Randall B.
Other author Karns, Michelle.
Other author Myatt, Keith.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin ; [Arlington, Va.] : American Association of School Administrators, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Children with social disabilities--Education.
Poor--Education.
Educational equalization.

Contents Asset-based approaches to students from low-income or impoverished communities -- The middle class school in communities of poverty -- The culturally proficiency tools build on assets -- Culturally proficient pedagogy -- Culturally proficient leadership support for instruction -- Policy development to ensure and support teaching and learning -- A call to action : the time is now -- Resources. Culturally proficient conceptual framework ; State Teachers' Association retreat script ; Taniko's poem ; How to use the cultural proficiency books.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009051375
ISBN9781412970860 (pbk.)
ISBN1412970865 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC4065 .L56 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold