AISC 2024

The notion of Cultural Responsive Pedagogy relates to ways both teachers and school leaders need to adopt a more dynamic relationship between home/community culture and school culture. Whilst from a pedagogical perspective this links to ways teachers adapt their pedagogy to ensure it is aligned with the cultural needs and backgrounds of our students, from a leadership perspective it is indicative of ways we need to be dependent on localised as well as Westernised approaches to leadership when working with staff from non-Western cultural contexts. In turn, this has clear relevance with International School leaders in Asia, as they seek to develop relationships with local as well as expat staff, interactions between leaders modelling expectations for students interaction, and those of the broader school communities. This presentation will use the research on leadership in Confucian societies, as well as broader research on ethical leadership to consider models for leadership when working in International Education in an East Asian Cultural Context.

Expected Outcomes:
I will present a model for leading in a cross-cultural leadership context as a means of reflecting on what culturally responsive leadership looks like in International Schools in the Asia Pacific Region.