ERIC Number: EJ1371428
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
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The Impact of Principals' Distributed Leadership Behaviors on Teachers' Attitudes toward Multiculturalism: Social Justice Leadership as Mediator
Education and Urban Society, v55 n4 p433-462 May 2023
With the increasing cross-country immigration and human mobility, different cultures are reflected more in the schools. The behavioral patterns of educational leaders in multicultural settings and the affecting factors have been subject to many discussions and researches. This study examines the relationship between school principals' distributed leadership behaviors and teachers' social justice leadership and attitudes toward multiculturalism. A structural model has been created and tested through the mentioned variables integrative approach. The results partially confirm that teachers' social justice leadership behaviors mediate the relationships between the principals' distributed leadership behaviors and their attitudes toward multiculturalism. In a structure where leadership roles are shared at school, teachers can exhibit more social justice leadership behavior; their attitudes toward multiculturalism become more positive. Distributed leadership increases teachers' support, critical consciousness, and inclusive behavior. Implications for practice, theory, and policy are also discussed in the paper.
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Administrator Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Teacher Leadership, Foreign Countries, Student Diversity, Refugees, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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