Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-28-2021

Publication Source

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

Abstract

This teaching case study takes place in an American middle school and tells the story of Dorah, a refugee student from the Republic of Congo who experienced severe trauma. At Lincoln Middle School, the principal and her teachers encounter difficulties serving their refugee students adequately because of their lack of cultural proficiency. This case aims to help leaders in diverse contexts understand how to embrace and advocate for different cultures, beliefs, and norms to increase the cultural wealth of their communities. To achieve this goal, I provide a cultural proficiency model and a trauma-invested framework.

ISBN/ISSN

1555-4589

Document Version

Postprint

Comments

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, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589211012428

Publisher

Sage Publications

Volume

24

Issue

3

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

educational leadership, culturally proficient leadership, PK–12, refugee students, Republic of Congo


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