School Leadership for Intercultural Education

Concentrating on the Netherlands, this paper discusses the problems and opportunities faced by schools in the directing and guiding of intercultural education. After a description of the concept of intercultural education and an outline of the way intercultural education is directed and guided on a national and school level, the paper focuses on school climate. The concluding discussion suggests that, if schools want to give intercultural education a chance, they must opt for a focused development of vision and direct and guide intercultural education as a part of school policy. In a multi-ethnic school, this demands the inclusion of the perspectives of all the students regarding school culture.