Article
Implicit Bias: An Unconscious Barrier to Family Engagement
Journal of Interdisciplinary Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
This teaching case study illustrates the need to engage all parents in schools as they enhance the community’s cultural capital and cultural wealth. In order to engage parents from various races and ethnicities, educational leaders should understand the role implicit biases play in inhibiting equitable parent participation. In this case study, the author provides a framework to enhance parent engagement. The author also suggests that educational leaders use an instrument to assess their implicit biases and determine the biases held by parents as well. Finally, community cultural wealth is defined and an explanation is provided on how parent participation can enrich it.
ISBN/ISSN
1092-7069
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 North American Community: Uniting for Equity
Publisher
North American Community: Uniting for Equity
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
- ducational leadership,
- Implicit bias,
- Community cultural wealth,
- Family engagement,
- Cultural capital
Disciplines
Citation Information
Corinne Brion. "Implicit Bias: An Unconscious Barrier to Family Engagement" Journal of Interdisciplinary Education Vol. 16 Iss. 1 (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corinne-brion/13/
Journal of Interdisciplinary Education is the journal of the North American Community: Uniting for Equity.
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