ERIC Number: EJ1407237
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
EISSN: EISSN-1741-1440
The Role of the School Leader in the Inclusion of Migrant Families and Students
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v52 n1 p171-188 2024
Social, political and economic upheavals, coupled with natural disasters, are recurring, major causes of the displacement of people worldwide. Hosting nations are constantly seeking ways and means to meet the diverse needs of migrants, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, with schools incessantly being urged to play a major role in the inclusion of migrant students in all aspects of school life. The study highlights the strategies being employed by a Maltese school leader in his quest to fulfil his noble mission of effectively including all students, irrespective of background of origin. The study also seeks to develop and expand the role of the school leader towards meeting the needs of migrant students and their families within the school set-up and beyond. It also seeks to engage readers in a critical and constructive discussion surrounding the effective inclusion of migrant students in schools and society. It transpired that the school leader's work can be summarised under four categories: 1) reconceptualising the meaning of diversity 2) promoting an inclusive school culture, 3) strengthening of language support and 4) the extension of school relationships beyond school boundaries.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Principals, Administrator Role, Inclusion, Migrant Education, Equal Education, School Culture, Second Language Learning, Educational Quality, Family School Relationship, Cultural Pluralism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malta
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