Leadership for Learning
Research Interests and Projects
Research Projects
All members of the LfL group are research active. For this reason, the group is research intensive and committed to the highest quality of research output, which encompasses a range of methodologies. The group engages in a wide range of research collaborations with practitioners, policy-makers and networked researchers, both in the UK and internationally. Research projects are mostly externally-funded by a range of competitive grant funding agencies, foundations and trust, government agencies, and philanthropic groups and charities. The group’s projects are included with the full Faculty listing on the research projects page. Over the period 2008-2010, LfL academic group members have been involved in 25 research projects. Some are recently completed while others are ongoing. The projects and the staff members involved are:
- Spotlighting School Autonomy - Peter Gronn (PI), Ciaran Sugrue (PI), Ros McLellan, Joanne Waterhouse, Anne Bowker and Sefika Mertkan-Ozunlu
- Governing by Numbers - John Gray, with Jenny Ozga and Martin Lawn (PI's) (Edinburgh)
- School Self Evaluation and External Review - John MacBeath (PI)
- Leadership in Extended Schools - John MacBeath (PI) with Tony Kirwan (LfL: the Cambridge Network and Canterbury Christchurch University)
- The Influence and Participation of Children and Young People in their Learning (IPiL) Project - David Frost, Ros Frost, John MacBeath (PI) and Dave Pedder
- Evaluation of the 'Learning to Lead' Project Evaluation - David Frost (PI) with Sally Stenton, Ros Frost, Amanda Roberts and Viv Wearing
- Creating Learning Without Limits - Mandy Swann (PI) and Alison Peacock (Headteacher) with Mary Jane Drummond and Susan Hart
- Evaluation of the Children's University - John MacBeath (PI) with Joanne Waterhouse and others
- Evaluation of the Centre for New Enlightenment, Kelvingrove Museum Glasgow - John MacBeath (PI)
- The International Teacher Leadership project - David Frost (PI), Paul Barnett, Val Hill, Jo Mylles and Amanda Roberts
- Learning How to Learn Project - Mary James (PI), John MacBeath, Dave Pedder, Alison Fox and Sue Swaffield
- Learning Catalysts Project: Raising Aspirations - Joanne Waterhouse (PI) with King's Lynn Borough Council
- Pedagogy and Leadership - Ciaran Sugrue (PI), Mike Younger and Dominic Wyse, with Aga Khan University
- Leadership for Learning for basic school headteachers in Ghana - John MacBeath (PI) and Sue Swaffield, with the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
- School Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes amongst 10-14 year olds - Ursula Clark, Maurice Galton (PI), John Gray (PI), Colleen McLaughlin (PI) and Jenny Symonds
- Resources and Attainment at Key Stage 4 - John Gray (PI), with Jean Mangan and Geoff Pugh (Staffordshire)
- Pupil perceptions of learning with artists: a new order of experience? - Mandy Swann and Pam Burnard
- Children's perceptions of themselves as learners inside and outside school - Mandy Swann and Nidhi Singal
- The Recruitment and Retention of Head Teachers in Scotland - Peter Gronn (PI), John MacBeath (PI) and Darleen Opfer, with Jim O'Brien and Mike Cowie (Edinburgh) and Christine Forde and Kevin Lowden (Glasgow)
- Support and Challenge for Headteachers - Sue Swaffield (PI)
- University Partnerships with Schools and Local Authorities - Richard Byers, David Frost, Dave Pedder (PI) and Bethan Morgan
- Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England - State of the Nation Research Project (T34718) - Darleen Opfer, Dave Pedder (PI), with Anne Storey and Robert McCormick (Open University) and contributions by Bethan Morgan and Alison Fox
- Flexible Routes to Headship - Christine Forde (PI) (Glasgow), Peter Gronn (PI), John MacBeath (PI), Margaret Martin and Margery McMahon (Glasgow)
- Factors Influencing Teaching Choice - FIT Choice - Peter Gronn (PI), Darleen Opfer (PI) and Elaine Wilson
Other Projects
LfL maintains active partnerships with schools, local authorities, national organisations and other consortia. These include the National Union of Teachers and the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services. Also, the LfL network brings together practitioners, academics and policy-makers to build knowledge in the learning and leadership fields, and it also undertake a wide range of research, development and consultancy projects.