Multicultural Climate of Cyprus

Immigrants from…East AsiaEastern EuropeFormer Soviet UnionMiddle East

13.7% are non-Cypriots (2006)

History

2002 1st attempt at multicultural

education driven by gov. policy

2004 Commission for Educational Reform

2006 European Commission against

Racism & Intolerance (ECRI)

The Study

Qualitative

17 Elementary School Principals

Interviewed

Selection Based upon Diversity & Willingness

Focus Questions

What are the elementary school principals’ perceptions about multicultural education and

diversity?

Which leadership views do theseprincipals adopt in relation to

issuesof diversity and multicultural

educationat their school?

What is the relation between principals’

multicultural approach and their leadership style?

Multicultural Education Approaches

Conservative Liberal

PluralistCritical

Conservative Multiculturalism

Liberal Multiculturalism

Pluralist Multiculturalism

Critical Multiculturalism

Educational Leadership Styles

Transactional

Transformational

Values-Led

Critical

Transactional Leadership

Transformational Leadership

Values-Led Leadership

Critical Leadership

The

FIndIngs

become the change

Rethinking Schools

Teachers For Social Justice

Build the Wheel