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Using a Culturally Proficient Leadership Lens to Effectively Serve Refugee Students
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership
  • Corinne Brion, University of Dayton
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-28-2021
Abstract

This teaching case study takes place in an American middle school and tells the story of Dorah, a refugee student from the Republic of Congo who experienced severe trauma. At Lincoln Middle School, the principal and her teachers encounter difficulties serving their refugee students adequately because of their lack of cultural proficiency. This case aims to help leaders in diverse contexts understand how to embrace and advocate for different cultures, beliefs, and norms to increase the cultural wealth of their communities. To achieve this goal, I provide a cultural proficiency model and a trauma-invested framework.

ISBN/ISSN
1555-4589
Document Version
Postprint
Comments

The document available for download is the author's accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file. To view the version of record, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589211012428

Publisher
Sage Publications
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • educational leadership,
  • culturally proficient leadership,
  • PK–12,
  • refugee students,
  • Republic of Congo
Citation Information
Corinne Brion. "Using a Culturally Proficient Leadership Lens to Effectively Serve Refugee Students" Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Vol. 24 Iss. 3 (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corinne-brion/48/