PREETHI JOSEPH'S BLOG

  LEADING INTERNATIONALLY By Preethi Joseph Leadership promotes associations among the faculty and the school community, which helps to align with the vision of the leadership. Building strong relationships and influencing the faculty to appreciate a collective purpose is one of the foremost challenges of being a leader in a multicultural environment. Some of the ways in which leaders enable collective relationships among diverse staff bodies are discussed below. Positioning Leadership positioning is the exploration of one's own culture, values and the roots of one’s professional development in the context of a school environment. It is the critical evaluation of one’s values and practices in relation to all areas of school life. It helps guide one's plan of action as a leader. I think positioning is a key element in uniting the staff from diverse backgrounds, cultures and values  in an international school setting. For this the leader has to be in recognition of their own bel...

  CROSS CULTURAL CONCEPTS FOR TODAY By  Cody, Carson, Chen, Lei, Vadim, & Preethi Tate (2013) states that “International education encompasses the promotion of international mindedness, or global awareness/understanding with respect to global engagement, world citizenship, intercultural understanding, respect for difference, tolerance, a commitment to peace, service, and adherence to the principles of the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Charter.  Preparing students for the 21st century has been a challenge that has been discussed by educators, policymakers and employers. How can one get a student ready for an environment that may not have been before? Today’s students need to be globally conscious, interculturally adaptable and internationally aware to deal with a future with a plethora of issues ranging from control of infectious diseases to human conflict. With globalization being such a dominant force in the world today it is im...