MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND THE ROLE OF THAI SCHOOL LEADERS

Abstract

: Today’s globalized world has the direct impact on groups of people with a variety of ethnic groups, genders, and talents and so on which is known as multiculturalism. The educational design is required to meet the needs for changing the educational environment in more holistic ways so as to reach the achievement of the equality of education. Many interesting findings have been derived from much of multicultural education research in Thailand, especially in educational management. Thai school leaders are required to have multicultural leadership and play the crucial roles with the aim to effectively respond to diversity and as a result the achievement of the equality of education for all groups of people in the Thai society.