ABSTRACT

School leaders and teachers need to be prepared to maximize the potential and meet the diverse needs of the changing student demographics in K-12 schools. This qualitative inquiry of one district’s elementary campus examined a principal’s leadership efforts to support refugee students’ educational experiences. To achieve the purpose of this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews and focus groups with the principal, administrative team, teachers, and parents of refugee students. Our findings illustrate the ways in which the enactment of core principal practices, such as setting vision and direction, creating a climate conducive for teaching and learning, building capacity, and instructional leadership were central to the principal’s leadership approach.

摘要

学校领导和教师需要做好准备，以最大限度地发挥潜力并满足 K-12 学校不断变化的学生群体的多样化需求。这项对一个学区小学校园的定性调查考察了校长为支持难民学生的教育经历所做的领导工作。为了达到本研究的目的，我们对难民学生的校长、行政团队、教师和家长进行了半结构化访谈和焦点小组讨论。我们的研究结果说明了核心校长实践的制定方式，例如设定愿景和方向、创造有利于教学和学习的氛围、能力建设和教学领导，是校长领导方法的核心。