ERIC Number: EJ1254722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 15
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Using the Hiring Process to Improve the Cultural Responsiveness of Schools
Tran, Henry; Buckman, David G.; Johnson, Arvin
Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, v23 n2 p70-84 Jun 2020
This case highlights a high school that struggles with inequities perpetuated by a noninclusive environment. To help confront these issues, the school will hire an assistant principal of diversity. Readers are presented with a dilemma concerning the legality of hiring based on race and research that supports the benefits of racial congruency between administrators, students, and faculty. Readers are then challenged to use the hiring process to first reflect on the school's state of affairs, have the courageous conversations to chart a different path, and ultimately hire someone with the mind-set that can help the school do so.
Descriptors: High Schools, Inclusion, Equal Education, Personnel Selection, Assistant Principals, Diversity, Case Studies, Race, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Leadership, Racial Discrimination, Low Income Groups, School Districts, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Change, Culturally Relevant Education, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, High School Students, Teacher Student Relationship, African American Students, Whites, Teacher Characteristics, Suspension, Discipline Policy, School Culture, Strategic Planning, Standards, School Policy, Position Papers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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