Teacher Leadership for Inclusive and Diverse Societies

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium focuses on the relationship between teacher leadership and social change and the relevance of this to the achievement of inclusive and diverse societies, regardless of the socio-economic status or cultural background of students. The role of teachers as agents of change, their sense of moral purpose and their professional development are at the core of this proposal. From an international perspective, the papers discuss four different and complementary topics about teachers improving schools through the participation of cultural minorities: 1) the non-positional approach to teacher leadership 2) teachers leading transformation in multi-ethnic contexts in several European countries 3) the impact of teacher leadership on Roma empowerment, and 4) teachers and Moroccan mothers leading change beyond the school walls.

Sub Unit

• Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education / Division K - Section 2: Teacher Leadership Within and Beyond the Classroom (teachers as leaders, researchers, policy makers, community activists, and decision-makers)

Chair

• John A. Deflaminis, University of Pennsylvania

Papers

• Nonpositional Teacher Leadership: Updating the Evidence - David C. Frost, University of Cambridge

• Teachers Leading Transformation in Multiethnic Contexts - Gisela Redondo-Sama, University of Cambridge

• The Impact of Teacher Leadership for Roma Empowerment - Joan Cabre Olive, Rovira i Virgili University.CIF: Q-9350003-A; Ana Inés Renta Davids, Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Fernando Macias, Universitat de Barcelona

• Teachers and Moroccan Mothers Leading Change Beyond the School Walls - Maria Padrós Cuxart, Universitat de Barcelona; Oriol Rios, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Discussant

• Itxaso Tellado, University of Vic