Walking the Equity Talk

List of Figures, Charts, and Vignettes Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction to the Guide Section I: Leadership for Equitable Outcomes--It Takes an Entire Community 1. Identity, Teaching, and Learning 2. The Absence of Cultural Democracy 3. Grim Continuities 4. Rhetoric vs. Reality 5. Biases 6. Barriers Section II: Culturally Courageous Leadership--A Paradigm for Contemporary Realities 7. A New Paradigm for the 21st Century 8. Seven Principles 9. Transformation and Politics 10. Stakeholder Practices 11. Promising Departures 12. Two Leadership Profiles Section III: Making It Real 13. Defusing the Political Landmines 14. Three Equity Warriors 15. Practicing the "Equity Walk" 16. The Time Is Here, the Time Is Now Appendix 1: Facilitator Notes for Chapters 1 Through 15 Appendix 2: Culturally Courageous Leadership Diagnostic Questionnaires References Index

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