Restoring Justice Through Culturally Responsive Leadership: Indigenous, National, and International Cross-Cultural Collaboration

• In Event: 16.057 - Roundtable Session 5
  In Roundtable Session: 16.057-14 - Culturally Responsive Leadership: Leadership That Seeks Social Justice

Abstract

This paper promotes the importance of cross-cultural interactions in changing status quo school leadership practices with regard to access, equity and achievement for Indigenous students in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Through this strengths-based qualitative inquiry, authors bridge Kaupapa Māori (Māori ideology) and critical race theory methodologies to Indigenous and non-Indigenous culturally responsive leadership frameworks. Prerequisite conditions for effective cross-collaboration are presented based on the experiences of an international, interdisciplinary research team in collaboration with practicing Māori and non-Māori leaders of primary and secondary schools. The aim of this partnership is to promote the voices and practices of effective school leaders to continue building critical mass for informing effective, culturally responsive leadership practices across Aotearoa NZ with relevance to similar contexts.

Authors

• Andres Peter Santamaria, Auckland University of Technology

• Lorri Michelle Johnson Santamaria, The University of Auckland

• Melinda Webber, The University of Auckland

• Lincoln Dam, The University of Auckland