Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders Book

	Foreword to the Second Edition
	Foreword to the First Edition
	Introduction to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	About the Authors
Pt. I	Understanding Cultural Proficiency
1	What Is Cultural Proficiency?	3
2	The Historical Context for Cultural Proficiency	38
Pt. II	Using the Tools of Cultural Proficiency
3	The First Tool, Descriptive Language: The Cultural Proficiency Continuum	83
4	The Second Tool, Behavioral Competencies: The Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency	110
5	The Third Tool, Underlying Values: The Guiding Principles of Cultural Proficiency	157
Pt. III	Overcoming the Barriers to Cultural Proficiency
6	Culturally Proficient Leadership: Formal and Nonformal Leaders	187
7	The First Barrier: Unawareness of the Need to Adapt	217
8	The Second Barrier: The Presumption of Entitlement	244
Pt. IV	Making the Commitment to Cultural Proficiency
9	Cultural Proficiency: A Moral Imperative	289
10	The Case: One Last Look	318
	Bibliography	341
	Index	353