Educational Leadership for a Changed World - Abu Dhabi

Educational leadership for a changed world; can International Schools make the World a Better Place?

This presentation will be highly relevant to teachers, teacher leaders, and professional staff in international schools as it deals with the age of the Anthropocene and the implications of climate and knowledge crises upon schools, colleges and nurseries in the 21st Century.

The focus of enquiry is on the future of international education and its role in preparing privileged and empowered citizens and consumers for a changed world.

The presentation draws upon the recent special issue (Can the IB make the world a better place?) in the journal Globalisation Societies and Education, along with research and scholarship into the IB, international schools and educational leadership.

The theoretical framework is derived from the upcoming Routledge book 'Combating Global Climate and Knowledge Crises through Sustainable Educational Leadership' – correspondingly, this presentation will illuminate, probe, challenge and question our notions of international education, its leadership and its suitability or potential in protecting our world.

About Dr. Alexander Gardner-McTaggart

Dr. Alexander is a Senior Lecturer in educational leadership and Academic Lead for flexible transnational learning for the University of Manchester. He leads thinking and strategy on flexible learning for the global offering.

Specialised in educational leadership at the Manchester Institute of Education, of the School of Environment, Education and Development of the University of Manchester, Dr. Alex was first programme director and builder of the award-winning blended MA Educational Leadership in Practice.

About the University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and is one of the UK’s largest single-site universities with more than 40,000 students on campus – including more than 10,000 international students.

The University is consistently ranked among the world’s elite institutions for graduate employability and world-class research across a diverse range of fields including cancer, advanced materials, global inequalities, energy and industrial biotechnology.

According to the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the University of Manchester is the 38th best university in the world, the 9th best in Europe and the 6th best in the UK.

About The Middle East Centre

The University of Manchester’s Middle East Centre at Dubai Knowledge Park opened in 2006 and is the largest and fastest growing in the University’s international network comprising four hubs in key business cities around the world.

The Centre has supported over 3,000 Part-time MBA and specialist Master’s students in the region and graduated more than 2,000 students. The Centre also works in regional collaborations with a range of industry groups, professional bodies and companies, and supports a regional alumni association with more than 4,500 members in countries across the region, including Egypt.

Programmes offered in the Middle East Centre

Triple Accredited MBA programmes:

• Manchester Global Part-time MBA
• Manchester Global Executive MBA

Master’s Programmes:

• Part-time MSc Financial Management
• Part-time MA Educational Leadership in Practice

Accreditation

Our MBA is triple accredited by the AACSB, an accreditation body from the US, the EFMD from Europe and the Association of MBAs, making us a member of the elite group of less than 1% of business schools in the world with the triple accreditation.

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