Culturally Proficient Coaching: Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412909724 ISBN 13: 9781412909723

Publisher: Corwin, 2006

Synopsis

"Reflecting a wealth of research and years of direct experience, this book helps coaches open their minds and hearts to be continuous learners and to value-not just tolerate-human diversity."
-Arthur L. Costa, Professor Emeritus, Californ

About this title

About the Author

Delores B. Lindsey, Ph.D., retired as Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, at California State University, San Marcos. However, she has not retired from the educational profession. Using the lens of Cultural Proficiency, Dr. Lindsey helps educational leaders examine their policies and practices, as well as their individual beliefs and values about cross-cultural communication.  Delores’ message to her audiences focuses on socially just educational practices and diversity as assets to be nurtured. Dr. Lindsey coaches educators to develop their own inquiry and action research.  Her favorite reflective questions are: Who are we?  and Are we who we say we are? She serves schools, districts, and county offices as an Adaptive Schools Training Associate, a Cognitive Coach Training Associate, and a consultant to develop culturally  proficient  educators and schools. Her recent publications include A Culturally Proficient response to the common core: Ensuring equity through professional learning (2015, Lindsey, Kearney, Estrada, & Lindsey); and Culturally Proficient inclusive schools: All means all! (2018, Lindsey, Thousand, Jew & Piowlski).

Richard S. Martinez, Ed. D., is founder of the Artful Alliance. Richard facilitates groups as they address issues arising from diversity and organizational culture. His experiences in education include classroom teaching; school, district, and county office of education administration; professional development design and facilitation; and, university teaching in educational leadership. As an executive director of a center for diversity and equity, he has integrated culturally proficient coaching skills into a higher education diversity professional development program for staff and faculty. He has facilitated nationally on the art of leadership, culturally proficient environments, and transformative approaches to systems change. Richard is a talented songwriter and guitarist and his wife Janet is a talented musician and artist. He and Janet have woven music and art into their beautiful tapestry of life.

Randall B. Lindsey is Emeritus Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. He has served as a teacher, an administrator, executive director of a non-profit corporation, as Interim Dean at California Lutheran University, as Distinguished Educator in Residence at Pepperdine University, and as Chair of the Education Department at the University of Redlands. Prior to that he served for seventeen years at California State University, Los Angeles in the Division of Administration and Counseling. All of Randy’s experiences have been in working with diverse populations and his area of study is the behavior of white people in multicultural settings. His Ph.D. is in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University, his Master of Arts in Teaching is in History Education from the University of Illinois, and his B.S. in Social Science Education is from Western Illinois University. He has served as a junior high school and high school teacher and as an administrator in charge of school desegregation efforts. At Cal State, L.A. he served as Chair of the Division of Administration and Counseling and as Director of the Regional Assistance Centers for Educational Equity, a regional race desegregation assistance center. With co-authors he has written several books and articles on Cultural Proficiency. Most recent publication is The Cultural Proficiency Manifesto: Finding Clarity Amidst the Noise.

Review

"A fresh approach with strategies for using standards to improve the diverse learning environment for all students. Coaches will gain deeper understandings of their own assumptions as they guide others in interpreting personal unquestioned assumptions." Author: Richard A. Gregory, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership Published On: 2006-04-06

"Reflecting a wealth of research and years of direct experience, this book helps coaches open their minds and hearts to be continuous learners and value―not just tolerate―human diversity."

Author: Arthur L. Costa, Professor Emeritus Published On: 2006-04-22

"Provides detailed information about cultural proficiency and specific guidelines for conducting culturally proficient conversations. This approach will impact all learners in our schools―students, staff, and parents." Author: Jane Ellison and Carolee Hayes, Co-Directors Published On: 2006-05-26

"This is important work that significantly contributes to the moral imperative for educators to educate all children and youth regardless of their race, culture, or socio-economic situation. We are both challenged and supported to use our self-awareness in becoming more culturally proficient educators and coaches." Author: Carolyn McKanders, Educational Consultant, Family and Child Therapist Published On: 2006-05-26

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1412909724
• ISBN 13: 9781412909723
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Lindsey Delores B., Martinez Richard S., Lindsey Randall B.