(ORANGE, Ca. – 2012) Dr. Roberto Cases,
Program Chair for the administrative credential and graduate degree program for
the five Southern California campuses of Argosy University has co-authored the
book, Reflective Practice of
Multi-unicultural School Leaders. Released in February of this year with
co-author Dr. Paul Rodriguez of Cambridge College, the book was intended to
address the authors’ deep-seated concerns for children who have been tagged “at
risk” of school failure by the broad standards of the current school system.
Their aim is to improve the process of educating these children
with new student-centric leadership and instruction methods that emphasize
conscientiousness in the way educators should approach their students. The authors, through their experience
in leadership and instruction with children of different cross-culturally
diverse backgrounds or who speak different languages, have made that experience
a gauge for developing Reflective Practice of Multi-unicultural School Leaders,
a book that may very well define a new standard in the way school systems
operate.
Reflective practice involves the capacity to reflect on
action so as to engage in a process of continuous learning, understanding, and
thus improvement. (This is engagement on the individual leader, educator basis
– a fluid way of adjusting and improving leadership methods day by day.)
Multi-uniculturalism is the concept that, before understanding and
acknowledging other cultures, individuals must first comprehend and embrace
their own beliefs, values, traditions and physical environment. The authors,
issuing a call for change in the American school system, advocate reflective
practice as the best method to train multi-unicultural school leaders in the
leadership and instruction of a cross-culturally diverse student body.
This book is a clarion call for educators throughout the
United States. The demographic
trends indicate the need for updating, if not overhauling, the standards and
methods with which America educates its young. Sooner or later, the cases of students “at risk” of school
failure will become a significant portion of the statistics as the educational
system does not adjust to children’s cross-culturally diverse backgrounds and
languages. Before this happens,
the authors have sounded the call for change as soon as humanly possible.
Dr. Casas has served as an adjunct professor in graduate and
undergraduate courses in Education and Educational leadership for Cambridge
College, Chapman University, Ontario, Concordia University, Irvine and
California State University, Los Angeles.
Dr. Casas retired from public education in 2008 after serving more than
36 years. He served as Deputy
Superintendent for Lynwood Unified School District and as District
Superintendent for Brawley Union High School District, in California.
About Argosy University
Argosy University (www.argosy.edu), with
19 campus locations in 13 states and its online program, is a private academic
institution dedicated to providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs
to students in a supportive learning environment where academic knowledge is
enriched by the acquisition of interpersonal skills vital to success.
Argosy University has five colleges: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences,
Business, Education, Health Sciences and Undergraduate Studies. With one
of the largest communities of graduate students in the nation, Argosy
University offers doctoral and master’s degree programs in Psychology,
Business, Counseling and Education. The institution also offers bachelor’s
degree programs in Psychology, Business, Liberal Arts and Criminal
Justice. Degree level and programs offered vary by location. Argosy University is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges (985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100, Alameda, California,
94501, http://www.wascsenior.org).
Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2610.
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