CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN AMERICAS SCHOOLS

JONES

ISBN 10: 1623961742 / ISBN 13: 9781623961749

Published by Information Age Publishing, 2013

Book. Seller Inventory # 978162396174New

Synopsis:

Cultural Competence in America's Schools: Leadership, Engagement and Understanding focuses on explicating the impact of culture and issues of race and ethnicity on student learning, teacher and leadership efficacy, and educational policy making in our nation's public school system. The authors agree with Levin (2012), who pointed out that the challenge of dealing effectively with racial and ethnic diversity in education in traditionally homogeneous societies is a global problem. One indicator of this point is revealed in a U.S. study that was commissioned by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, which reported on the serious consequences for student achievement and teacher effectiveness in the face of "the gap between teacher training and the realities of the classroom when it comes to teaching diverse populations and students with special needs."(Public Agenda, 2008, p. 2).

About the Author: Bruce Anthony Jones, University of South Florida, USA.

Edwin J. Nichols, Nicolas & Associuates, Inc., USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN AMERICAS SCHOOLS
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New