Leading the Multiethnic School: Research Evidence on Successful Practice
Authors:
- Allan WalkerAWAllan Walker
- Clive DimmockCDClive Dimmock
- 30 September 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Educational Forum
- Vol. 69 (3) , 291-304
Abstract
This article reports findings from a study of principals in five multiethnic schools in England. Findings are presented in terms of the major priorities or values held by the principals, the strategies they instituted to bring their priorities to life, and some of the challenges they continue to face in this endeavor. The principals involved believed that they could make a difference in their schools and were proactive, but at the same time, realistic about what could be achieved. They distinguished themselves by aggressively tackling disadvantages related to ethnicity, racism, culture, and poverty.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Constitution and Culture: Exploring the deep leadership structures of Hong Kong schoolsDiscourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2004
- Cultural Issues in Comprehensive School ReformUrban Education, 2003
- Crossing Boundaries: African American Teachers in Suburban SchoolsComparative Education Review, 2003
- Effective School Leadership: The multi-ethnic contextBritish Journal of Sociology of Education, 2002