Cultural Proficiency: The Necessary Link to Family Engagement

Author(s)

Corinne Brion (0000-0001-6151-525X), University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2021

Publication Source

Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership

Abstract

Although family engagement is crucial to student and community outcomes, schools often alienate families who are not part of the dominant culture. As a result, school leaders need to become culturally proficient to systematically engage all families equitably regardless of their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other cultural identifiers. This teaching case study raises issues related to cultural proficiency and family engagement. To help current and future educational leaders foster family engagement, I provide a cultural proficiency for family and community engagement framework. I also pose questions designed to trigger conversations and find practical solutions related to equitable family engagement.

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, see it on the journal website.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/15554589211037723

Publisher

Sage Publications

Volume

24

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

Educational leadership, cultural proficiency, PK-12, family engagement, diversity

eCommons Citation

Brion, Corinne, "Cultural Proficiency: The Necessary Link to Family Engagement" (2021). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 271.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/271