Cultural Competence at Schools: The Effectiveness of Educational Leaders' Intervention Strategies

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Alexandros Argyriadis, Frederick University
Efthymia Efthymiou, Zayed University
Agathi Argyriadis, Frederick University

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source of Publication

Inclusive Phygital Learning Approaches and Strategies for Students With Special Needs

Publication Date

7-24-2023

Abstract

Recent research highlights the extraordinary significance of educational leadership for the motivation of teachers about the development of inclusive rationale in the school context. At the same time, due to the increased incidents of violence at schools, the need for inclusion of vulnerable groups seems to be constantly rising, as well as the need to develop cultural competence in both teachers and the student population. The purpose of this study was to measure the cultural competence of educational leaders as well as the effectiveness of their intervention strategies to enhance the cultural competence of teachers. For the study, a mixed method was used using a tool to measure the cultural competence of teachers and at the same time conducting semi-structured interviews with both teachers and leaders. The results of the research showed that there is a gap between the participants' self-assessment of their cultural competence and the effectiveness of the leaders' intervention strategies.

DOI Link

10.4018/978-1-6684-8504-0.ch002

ISBN

9781668485040, 9781668485057

ISSN

2326-8913

Publisher

IGI Global

First Page

33

Last Page

51

Disciplines

Education

Scopus ID

85167858191

Recommended Citation

Argyriadis, Alexandros; Efthymiou, Efthymia; and Argyriadis, Agathi, "Cultural Competence at Schools: The Effectiveness of Educational Leaders' Intervention Strategies" (2023). All Works. 6018.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/6018

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no