ABSTRACT
This chapter attempts to investigate what happens in the encounter between well-established native societies and foreign, displaced newcomers lacking resources, often also an encounter between modern liberal and more traditional conservative cultures and how this encounter can be mediated by educational leaders. It discusses the concept of Global Citizenship Education as an inspiration and a framework to empower policy-makers, leadership and educators to promote greater equity and inclusion of refugee students, through culturally responsive policy, leadership and praxis. Often, government-enforced curriculum standards and testing give an unfair advantage to students from the majority native culture and create disadvantages for migrant and refugee students. These challenges require cooperative work between schools and community continually renewing their commitment to social justice and equity through leadership of inclusive praxis for all students. Education is considered a significant tool for the socio-economic integration of different sectors of society.
