A Plan for Culturally Responsive Advocacy Leadership

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Assignment: A4 A Plan for Culturally Responsive Advocacy Leadership

Instructions:

For this Assignment, you will research various perspectives of a multicultural education issue and develop an advocacy plan to effectively communicate and advocate for a culturally responsive solution. During the development of your advocacy plan, synthesize and reflect on the major learning points that are applicable to leading culturally responsive social change in your context.

To prepare for this Assignment, read and analyze the language in House Bill 2281 (HB 2281). Important: You must also conduct your own research on HB 2281 to understand the multiple perspectives on both sides of this issue. Several resources have been suggested in the list for Module 4.

Review Chapters 1–5 (pp. 1–64) of “An Introduction to Advocacy: Training Guide.” Retrieve from http://www.globalhealthcommunication.org/tool_docs/15/an_introduction_to_advocacy_- _training_guide_(full_document).pdf

Assignment: Include the following two sections in your paper:

Section 1: Advocacy Plan: Develop an advocacy plan that advocates for the repeal of HB 2281. The advocacy plan must include the following components:

1. Problem Statement

• Summarize the connection between HB 2281 and the existing ethnic studies program in Tucson at the time and as an issue in the country today. Specifically, identify various perspectives of stakeholders and the culturally responsive principles being supported or not supported.

2. Advocacy Objective

• State the advocacy objective (i.e., the repeal of HB 2281).

3. Advocacy Rationale

• Summarize the data and/or research in professional literature regarding the need and importance of culturally responsive education principles and/or practices.

o Identify and describe a minimum of three principles and/or

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practices from the data and/or research relevant to the controversy (e.g., how does the Mexican American Studies program reflect the data and/or research, including the benefits of such a program?).

4. Advocacy Approach

• Identify how you would approach advocating for the repeal of HB 2281. Include the following:

o Identify advocacy audiences who would be the target of your tactics or tools, and why.

o Identify and describe two tactics or tools you would use with advocacy audiences to advocate the repeal of HB 2281.

o Explain how you would incorporate the culturally responsive principles and/or practices you identified and described above.

Section 2: Synthesis and Application: Explain how you would use what you have learned from this exercise to advocate culturally responsive education needs in the context you serve or hope to serve as a change leader.

Be sure to include citations from the Learning Resources, as well as your own readings, in your paper.

Paper length requirement: 4–6 pages