Open AccessCreating a "Community of Learners" Through Cultural Mediation: A School's Perspective
Author(s) -
Patricia M. Irving,
Claudia Marı́a Vargas
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.22057
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , mediation , perspective (graphical) , educational leadership , sociology , pedagogy , psychological intervention , public relations , psychology , political science , social science , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , operating system
Schools in diverse settings pose leadership challengeswith the principal. Theyalso afford opportunities. A principalwho asserts a leadership role and takesthe risk of reculturing the school engagesstudents and teachers as well as the communityat large in the educationalendeavor. Through a case study ofRideau High School, Ottawa, this articleexplores interventions that help build a"community of leamers. " In this case,the principal taps on the uniqueness ofthe community by linking outside andinside resources in the school throughcultural interpreters.