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Culturally Proficient Inquiry
A Lens for Identifying and Examining Educational Gaps
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Use inquiry to promote equity and transform your school's educational environment!
Using cultural proficiency as a lens, the authors guide practitioners through the process of gathering and analyzing data to meet the needs of historically underserved students. This book outlines a critical evaluation process and provides rubrics to examine why some students are not being educated to their full potential. With a CD-ROM of tables and spreadsheets for data entry, the book show educators how to:
• Encourage discussions about educational equity
• Create a realistic picture of a school's cultural and economic diversity
• Initiate authentic systemic change
• Effectively respond to NCLB mandates
Using cultural proficiency as a lens, the authors guide practitioners through the process of gathering and analyzing data to meet the needs of historically underserved students. This book outlines a critical evaluation process and provides rubrics to examine why some students are not being educated to their full potential. With a CD-ROM of tables and spreadsheets for data entry, the book show educators how to:
• Encourage discussions about educational equity
• Create a realistic picture of a school's cultural and economic diversity
• Initiate authentic systemic change
• Effectively respond to NCLB mandates