Define: Culturally relevant

The meaning of “Culturally relevant” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Culturally relevant defined in a legal contract?

  • Culturally relevant means implementing awareness, comprehension, and response to the beliefs, values, manners, and institutions as well as the ethnic heritage of individuals or those cultures identified with specific disabilities such as deafness, into services, treatment, and training intended to affect or fulfill the needs of individuals or groups. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Culturally relevant means program methods, services, and supports supplied to children and families that involve or embrace their unique cultural features and diverse backgrounds. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Culturally relevant means learning environments, instructional materials, curriculum, support services, activities, and professional development that inform culturally and linguistically responsive teaching; represent the cultures, languages, and lived experiences of a society; confront societal depictions, societal interpretations, or societal perspectives of events and experiences; and endorse critical pedagogy. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Culturally relevant means pedagogy and practices that conclude the following: students must experience academic success, students must develop and maintain cultural competence, and students must generate a critical consciousness through which they challenge the status quo of the present social order. Seen in 3 SEC filings
  • Culturally relevant means children view and experience themselves, their families and their culture mirrored in the classrooms. They experience their full identities confirmed. Seen in 2 SEC filings
  • Culturally relevant means the service delivery systems answer to the community needs as shown through readiness, resource, and need assessment activities; capacity building efforts; involving stakeholders in planning; implementing sound science; evaluation and quality improvement; and sustainability activities. Seen in 1 SEC filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of culturally relevant' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Culturally relevant means incorporating understanding and responsiveness to unique cultural characteristics in service delivery, pedagogy, and practices.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When hiring a consulting service provider who will work directly with a culturally diverse customer segment.
  • When establishing an educational institution or program catering to a multicultural student population.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Culturally relevant means children see their identities and culture reflected in their environments, affirming their full identities.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When contracting out childcare services to a provider who will care for children of diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • When entering into a contract with a school that will provide a multicultural learning environment.

Relevant Sectors

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Culturally relevant means incorporating understanding and responsiveness to unique cultural characteristics in service delivery, pedagogy, and practices.

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