Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-170) and index.
Contents:
5050 Foreword: Roger Rossenthal -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: Tools to Support Use of this book -- Chapter 1: The Context in Educating Children of Migrant Farmworkers -- Chapter 2: The Tools of Cultural Proficiency for Educator Use -- Chapter 3: Learning Communities + Culturally Proficient Leadership = Students from Migrant Families Being Well Served -- Chapter 4: Educators' Rubric for Inclusion and Support of Migrant Education Students, Families and Communities - Moving Beyond Rhetoric -- PART II: Essential Elements -- Chapter 5: Assessing Cultural Knowledge-From Self-Centered Learning to Socially Just Student- and Community-Asset Learning Chapter 6: Valuing Diversity is Reflected in the Beliefs and Values You and Your School's Hold and How You Share those Beliefs and Values with Your Community -- Chapter 7: Managing the Dynamics of Difference to Make a Difference -- Chapter 8: Adapting to the Diversity as a Team in the Schools and Communities We Serve -- Chapter 9: Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge—for You, Your School, and the Migrant Communities You Serve -- PART III: Next Steps -- Chapter 10: Professional Communities Learning Together to Improve Migrant Student's Academic and Social Outcomes -- Appendix: Resources in Support of Migrant Education -- References -- About the Authors -- Index
Summary:
General approaches to multiculturalism run the risk of overlooking an increasingly diverse student population that deserves special consideration and attention: students from immigrant backgrounds whose families toil the fields in order to provide better educational opportunities for their children. This book's purpose is to guide educators to think deeply about their roles and responsibilities in the education of children of farmworker families in our nation's schools.
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