Leading for Diversity Across Transnational Borders in the 1940s: San Diego, California, and Kirkland Lake, Ontario

• In Event: 42.037 - Perspectives on Comparative and Transnational Education During the First Half of the 20th Century

Abstract

This paper examines the role of educational leadership in the implementation of intercultural curriculum and policies in the 1940s in San Diego, California and Kirkland Lake, Ontario. This comparative examination in US and Canadian school districts illustrates the international reach of the intercultural education movement, traces communication and collaboration between progressive educators, and provides historical lessons on ways to “lead for diversity” in 21st century schools on both sides of the border and beyond.

Authors

• Lauri Johnson, Boston College

• Yoon K. Pak, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign