Article
Cultural Proficiency: The Necessary Link to Family Engagement
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2021
Abstract
Although family engagement is crucial to student and community outcomes, schools often alienate families who are not part of the dominant culture. As a result, school leaders need to become culturally proficient to systematically engage all families equitably regardless of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other cultural identifiers. This teaching case study raises issues related to cultural proficiency and family engagement. To help current and future educational leaders foster family engagement, I provide a cultural proficiency for family and community engagement framework. I also pose questions designed to trigger conversations and find practical solutions related to equitable family engagement.
ISBN/ISSN
1555-4589
Document Version
Postprint
Publisher
Sage Publications
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
- Educational leadership,
- cultural proficiency,
- PK-12,
- family engagement,
- diversity
Disciplines
Citation Information
Corinne Brion. "Cultural Proficiency: The Necessary Link to Family Engagement" Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Vol. 24 (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corinne-brion/50/
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, see it on the journal website.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589211037723