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Leadership processes in Multiethnic schools provide particular challenge for school leaders. The paper discusses the perceptions and roles of school leaders in the light of literature review on multiethnic school leadership. The Maltese context is given particular focus due to a number of factors which together form an intriguing but challenging venture into what constitutes the roles which school leaders need to fulfil for the efficiency of their school. The paper also delves into these roles are transformed into actions which promote multicultural education. These are analysed in the light of different forms of multiculturalism. The paper concludes that leadership in multiethnic Maltese school centred on issues of equity and social justice which however lacked the necessary critical lens to spur ways forward. The paper concludes with a number of recommendations which will bring about improvement.

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