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Conceptions of Diversity Among Finnish Principals (2024)

Jantunen, A., Heikonen, L., Ahtiainen, R., Fonsén, E., & Kallioniemi, A. (2024). Conceptions of Diversity Among Finnish Principals. In R. Ahtiainen, E. Hanhimäki, J. Leinonen, M. Risku, & A.-S. Smeds-Nylund (Eds.), Leadership in Educational Contexts in Finland : Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives (pp. 217-234). Springer. Educational Governance Research, 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37604-7_11

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Jantunen, Anita; Heikonen, Lauri; Ahtiainen, Raisa; Fonsén, Elina; Kallioniemi, Arto

Parent publication: Leadership in Educational Contexts in Finland : Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

Parent publication editors: Ahtiainen, Raisa; Hanhimäki, Eija; Leinonen, Jaana; Risku, Mika; Smeds-Nylund, Ann-Sofie

ISBN: 978-3-031-37603-0

eISBN: 978-3-031-37604-7

Journal or series: Educational Governance Research

ISSN: 2365-9548

eISSN: 2365-9556

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 07/10/2023

Number in series: 23

Pages range: 217-234

Number of pages in the book: 390

Publisher: Springer

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37604-7_11

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/89611

Abstract

Principals have a crucial role when leading the school community towards more responsive and equitable education. Changes in Finnish society have occurred rapidly, and there is a gap in Finnish research concerning diversity in education and leadership. Our aim with this study was to form an understanding of Finnish comprehensive school principals’ conceptions of diversity. Richard Milner’s (2010) outlining of the conceptual repertoires of diversity formed the basis for this examination. This study is a quantitative analysis of the responses of Finnish comprehensive school principals to a questionnaire. The results were obtained through two separate analyses: descriptive analysis about principals’ approaches to conceptions of diversity and cluster analysis to identify the profiles of principals based on their diversity conceptions. As a result, we described Finnish principals’ conceptions of diversity, as well as identifying five profiles: the Encouragers, the Understanders, the Delegators, the Adjusters and the Discreets.

Keywords: leadership (properties); education and training; headmasters; comprehensive school; diversity

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 2