Using Transformational Leadership to Create Brave Space in Teaching Multicultural Education

Authors

  • Shihua Brazill, Bill Ruff Montana State University, U.S.A.

Keywords:

multicultural education, transformational leadership, teacher education, pre-service teachers, brave space.

Abstract

The study explores how multicultural education instructors use transformational leadership to establish “brave space” as a foundation for critical conversations about identity. Establishing brave space within education courses is essential to facilitating pre-service teachers’ understanding of social justice; yet, little research exists regarding the use of transformational classroom leadership to achieve this. This qualitative study is comprised of semi-structured interviews with three instructors through a lens of transformational classroom leadership. Our findings suggest that transformational leadership practices such as modeling the way, challenging the process, encouraging the heart, etc. facilitate students’ understanding of identity, relational trust, and their tacit values.

Author Biography

Shihua Brazill, Bill Ruff

Montana State University, U.S.A

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Published

2022-10-17

How to Cite

Shihua Brazill, Bill Ruff. (2022). Montana State University, U.S.A., 15(1), 285-299.

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Section

Articles (Peer-reviewed)