Building a Safe Organizational Culture and Space to Support Local Head Start Members

Date of Award

8-1-2024

Degree Name

Ed.D. in Leadership for Organizations

Department

Department of Educational Administration

Advisor/Chair

Matthew Witenstein

Abstract

Head Start provides comprehensive services to children and families identified as low-income and culturally minoritized. Social service providers should be attuned to the community where they live and work to embrace diversity and ensure inclusion to strengthen and enrich the serviced community’s needs. The ability to increase cultural awareness and perspective while gaining the knowledge and ability to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion to inform the design and implementation of related professional development efforts has been examined while maximizing the safety of the learning environment. The Individualized Cultural Conceptual Framework seeks to guide the learning and understanding of this study.

Keywords

Safe Organizational Space; Organizational Culture; Professional Development; Implicit bias; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Individualized Cultural Conceptual Framework

Rights Statement

Copyright © 2024, author.

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