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Esteban-Guitart, Moisès – Urban Education, 2023
Diversity in cultures, languages and identities is a valuable resource in urban education. There is empirical evidence to support this assertion in the existing literature on "funds of knowledge" and "funds of identity." However, the main focus of such research is on the tacit knowledge, skills, and resources that students--and…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Urban Schools, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
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Hattori, Mary Therese Perez – Education Sciences, 2016
Social justice in educational settings can be advanced through culturally sustaining leadership development programs for indigenous students, faculty, and administrators. The state of Hawai'i has been a fertile ground for culture-based development experiences for emerging leaders from islands throughout the Pacific. These opportunities arise from…
Descriptors: Leadership, Social Justice, Cultural Relevance, Pacific Islanders
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Newcomer, Sarah N.; Cowin, Kathleen M. – Journal of School Leadership, 2018
Principals' beliefs and actions have powerful outcomes in the lives of the students and families they serve. In this article, we offer the portrait of a long-standing principal of a diverse urban school where the student body is 90% Latinx, 65% English learners (ELs), and 87% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. We explore many key practices…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beliefs, Principals, Social Justice