Leading in Multicultural Schools: Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Styles for Better Organisations

Velarde explores how cultural competencies and leadership styles can be integrated and maximized to create and sustain a healthy environment for better learning. This insightful, practical, and reflective guide will be useful as a reference for scholars and students in the field of educational leadership and management.

Joseph Malaluan Velarde is a lecturer at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He holds a PhD in education from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. Having worked for more than 15 years in private secondary and international schools in the Philippines and in Malaysia, he currently teaches modules in sociolinguistics, pedagogy, educational research, and school leadership. His current research focuses on school leadership, teaching of English, and cultural diversity.