Understanding the relationship between teacher and organizational intercultural competency in international schools: a mixed methods study

Hirsch, Sally

doi:10.1177/1475240917746300

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“…However, the nature of the contextual circumstances that relate to leadership have not been clearly defined. Further, there has been a limited number of investigations into the relationship between culture, context and leadership, as noted by various researchers (Bunnell, 2018;Cravens, 2018;Hirsch, 2017;Lee, Hallinger and Walker, 2012;Quantz et al, 2017).…”

Section: School Leadership and Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Educational Leadership and the Impact of Societal Culture on Effective Practices

Fisher

2021

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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Research into what is effective leadership in different cultures provides guidance for leaders moving from one culture to another (House et al, 2014). There is a paucity of empirical research into how culture impacts effective educational leadership in culturally diverse communities, which provides the direction and focus for this study. The cultural backgrounds of staff can impact what they expect about i) how leaders communicate, ii) what actions help build trust and collaboration and iii) how decisions can or should be made (Hofstede, 1991; Meyer, 2014). This study analyses the extent to which school leaders adapt their behaviours in response to the cultures of their staff. Findings suggest that leaders in schools do adapt their actions, most often using different communication styles but also methods of building collaboration and trust, and decision-making structures. Culture impacts what are effective leadership practices (Dorfman et al, 2012) and educational leaders need to understand these potential impacts if they work in culturally diverse communities. This is important to consider for school leaders and leadership preparation programmes.

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Section: School Leadership and Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

Educational Leadership and the Impact of Societal Culture on Effective Practices

Fisher

2021

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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“…Extending from this, being flexible to new situations also supports Halicioglu's (2015) research, which explains how important it is that administrators and teachers prepare themselves for the multiple changes they will experience when taking up employment at an international school. Administrators and teachers who are not adequately prepared for an international teaching assignment are likely to offer a lower quality of education to their students (Halicioglu, 2015;Hirsch, 2016).…”

Section: Administrators and Teachers Item 6: An Exceptional International School Should Have Teaching Staff Who Are Internationally Mindementioning

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Characteristics that Define an Exceptional International School According to Stakeholder Perspectives. A Thai Case Study

Fahey

2021

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Research in international schools has lagged behind the growth of such schools (Lee et al, 2012). This paper offers support to international school leaders by identifying the ten most important characteristics of international schools as reported by three significant stakeholder groups (administrators/teachers, parents and students) in one case study international school. An initial phase utilised a Delphi framework whereby interviews led to the identification of 68 separate items, ranging from school ethos to teachers’ credentials, which formed the basis of a follow-up questionnaire which was implemented following piloting. It was found that for 46 of the 68 items the three stakeholder groups were not statistically independent, sharing a common perspective on these items’ relative importance. Similarly, four items appeared in all three stakeholder groups’ top ten, while six items appeared in two out of three stakeholder groups’ top ten.

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Understanding the relationship between teacher and organizational intercultural competency in international schools: a mixed methods study

Cited by 2 publications

References 33 publications

Educational Leadership and the Impact of Societal Culture on Effective Practices

Educational Leadership and the Impact of Societal Culture on Effective Practices

Characteristics that Define an Exceptional International School According to Stakeholder Perspectives. A Thai Case Study

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