Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working With Children and Their Families

by Eleanor W. Lynch (Editor)

The timely second edition of this popular reference provides hard-to-find information and practical advice to professionals who are working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It includes facts about the influence of culture on people's beliefs, values, and behaviors; descriptions of the challenges families may have adapting to a different culture; and strategies for fostering respectful and effective interactions. Drawing on the insight of expert contributors who are themselves members of the cultural groups they discuss, the book covers Anglo-European, Native American, African American, Latino, Asian, Philipino, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island, and Middle Eastern heritage. With updated content and expanded supplemental sections summarizing beliefs, customs, and courtesies, this book is essential reading for professionals who want to provide truly family-centered interventions for children with disabilities.

Genres: Nonfiction, Education, Academic

592 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

Reviews

[Leanna Aker]

Really great book that gives an eye into cultural differences that can help teachers to understand possible sources of conflict in the classroom.

[Andi]

Informative and worthwhile if you are working in any job where you are helping others from diverse populations.