(Re)conceptualizing family-school partnerships with and for culturally and linguistically diverse families

Family-school partnerships between special education personnel and culturally and linguistically diverse families can be fraught with disrespect and cross-cultural and linguistic barriers. As a ‘wicked problem,’ the negative interactions culturally and linguistically diverse families have over time with professionals operate as mechanisms to disempower families, further resulting in inequitable and unbalanced family-school partnerships. That...