The Effects of Instructors' Transformational Leadership Style; Intercultural Competence; and Multicultural Education to Students' Success in Higher Education

Abstract

The current trend of refugees from Central America entering the United States through the U.S. and Mexico border since the fiscal year 2014 have continually challenged the United States Immigration Laws and the American educational system.as these young refugees have been continually entering the country seeking for a better life and American education. To care and educate these young immigrants necessitate the implementation of appropriate pedagogical and educational leadership strategies, methods, and approaches to pre-service teachers' and educational administrative training programs to make a positive impact in the lives of these least privileged and culturally different young children and their families. In this light, this paper seeks to highlight the positive effects of transformational leadership, intercultural competence, and multicultural education theories to students' success in higher education. In doing so, I define Transformational Leadership (TL), Intercultural Competence (IC); Multicultural Education (ME) theory in teacher education; and explain TL, IC, and ME as effective appropriate teaching tools in higher education via review of literature pertinent to the effects of TL, IC, and ME to students' success in higher education.