"This impressive corpus of two dozen cases will serve educational leaders across levels. Individually, the consistent and concise format makes each accessible and engaging. Collectively, the sweeping range of foci and contexts is certain to surprise, challenge, and most importantly, catalyze all educational leaders to boldly act to expand opportunities to learn for culturally and linguistically minoritized students." - Martin Scanlan, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Higher Education, Boston College
"Educational Leadership for Immigrants arrives just in time, as school leaders and educators are grappling to find the best ways to serve culturally, linguistically, and legally diverse students. This book provides readers with authentic, engaging, and thought-provoking case studies for K-12 administrators and pre-service leaders in leadership preparation programs to learn about diverse immigrant student populations. Its an excellent resource for any educator striving to do whats best for every child and family." - Todd Whitaker, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, PK12 Leadership, University of Missouri-Columbia and Beth Whitaker, Assistant Teaching Professor, PK12 Leadership Program Coordinator, PK12 Leadership and Policy University of Missouri-Columbia
"Educational Leadership of Immigrants makes an important contribution at a critical time in our nations history. Chapters provide keen insight into the essential issues school leaders of immigrant students must navigate, including issues of language, culture, race, gender, community, religion and immigration politics and policy. Educational leadership scholars and practitioners will find this to be an informative and stimulating resource." - Michelle D. Young, Executive Director, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), and Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy, University of Virginia
"This is the book the field needs now. With one in four students in the US the child of an immigrant, the future of our schools and our nation depends on the kinds of insights provided by this book. If you have one or more students who is the child of immigrants in your classroom, school or district (documented or undocumented) you need this book!" - Patricia Gįndara, Research Professor, Education, and Co-Director Civil Rights Project, UCLA
"I am so grateful for this new, incredibly useful and insightful collection of case studies targeted at leadership development for immigrant and refugee students! There are examples from around the country, written in an engaging and completely approachable way, each one grounded in clear coverage of current research and followed by thought-provoking and incisive discussion questions and activities. The vignettes provide vivid windows into the life stories of immigrant/refugee students and families, the structures of inequality that plague our schools and schooling systems, and the dilemmas of practice for leaders struggling to right these wrongs and serve these brave students. Fantastic work - Bravo!" - Deb Palmer, Professor and Program Chair, Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity, University of Colorado-Boulder
"Impressive for its depth and breadth, this terrific collection of case studies offers evidence-based best practices to provide schools and school leaders a unique roadmap for addressing a broad range of immigration-related challenges. Educational Leadership of Immigrants is a must-read for educators and policy makers alike." - Roberto G. Gonzales, Professor of Education, Harvard University
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