Culturally Proficient Education: An Asset-Based Response to Conditions of Poverty

by Randall B. Lindsey, Keith T. Myatt, Michelle S. Karns

Book Overview

Develop culturally proficient policies and practices that create opportunities for students of poverty

Countering the perspective that students from poverty come to school with deficits that prevent them from learning, this resource offers educators the knowledge and skills to maximize educational opportunities for all students, independent of students' socioeconomic status. Using the framework of cultural proficiency,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0082PQQXU
• ISBN13: 9781412970860
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"