Dr Julie Harvie

  • Senior Lecturer (Educational Leadership & Policy)

Biography

Julie Harvie is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Programme Leader for In Headship at the University of Glasgow.  She is currently a member of the National Design Group for educational leadership within Scotland and the Future of Headship research team.  Within the School of Education Julie has held roles as Depute of the Educational Leadership and Policy Research and Teaching Group and Quality and Enhancement Officer.  She has also been a member of the School of Education Ethics Committee and and was an External Examiner at the University of Nottingham for three years.  Julie supervises Phd, EdD and Masters students and also teaches on a variety of postgraduate and undergraduate courses.   Julie was previously a Primary School Head Teacher and has experience working at system level within North Lanarkshire Council.  Her Educational Doctorate focused was focused on Interdisciplinary Learning.  

Research interests

Research interests include educational leadership, interdisciplinary learning and curriculum development. 

Publications

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2025

Torrance, D. et al. (2025) Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts. Equity in Education and Society, 4(1), pp. 113-129. (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoe and Brack, Kevin (2025) Preparing, recruiting and retaining school principals: lessons from Into Headship, the Scottish headteacher preparation programme. In: Peng, L. and Gurr, D. (eds.) Educational Leadership Preparation and Development: International Perspectives. Springer Nature. (Accepted for Publication)

Arthur, Jane, Corral, William and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2025) Interdisciplinary learning: A study of practice within secondary schools in Glasgow, Scotland. Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education, 1(1), pp. 6-18. (doi: 10.36399/qc05sb75)

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Baker, M. (2025) Critical leadership praxis (CLP) in global complexity: promoting principalship agency through intersecting educational spaces. In: Lopez, A., Tuters, S., Auld, S. and Chan, Y. (eds.) Leadership for Whom and What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times. IAP: Leeds. (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) Professional Learning for Empowerment: A Qualitative Study of the Into Headship, Headteacher (School Principal) Preparation Programme in Scotland. SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Z. and Brack, K. (2024) School Leadership Preparation: A Scottish Case Study of the Into Headship Programme. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-30 Aug 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Tipping Points: What Supports or Undermines Aspirations to Educational Leadership Roles in Scotland and in the Republic of Ireland? BELMAS Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 July 2024.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoè and Brack, Kevin (2024) Enhancing the agency of senior school leaders through professional learning: a qualitative study of Into Headship, the national headteacher preparation programme in Scotland. Professional Development in Education, (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2024.2366336) (Early Online Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoè and Brack, Kevin (2024) Enhancing political awareness and agency in school leaders – A case study of the Into Headship programme. SERA Researching Education Bulletin Anniversary Edition, 1, pp. 36-41.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Black, S., Davren, Carolyn and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) The Key Role of Mentorship in Principals’ Professional Development Trajectories: Impact of a University and District Research/Practice Learning Partnership. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) Principalship Development in Scotland: Fostering Agency, Criticality and Confidence in School Leaders. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024. (Accepted for Publication)

2023

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Developing Understandings of School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times Through Life History Narratives. SERA Conference 2023, Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 November 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, Ken, Ostinelli, Giorgio and Crescentini, Alberto (eds.) Innovation in Teacher Professional Learning in Europe: Research, Policy and Practice. Series: Routledge research in teacher education. Routledge, pp. 90-102. ISBN 9781032334493; eISBN 9781003322610 (doi: 10.4324/9781003322610-8)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Leadership and Management: A Relevant Distinction for Leadership in Education? European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Career-long Professional Learning in Scotland: Questions for the Future. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, Denise and Day, Stephen P. (eds.) Teacher Education as an Ongoing Professional Trajectory: Implications for Policy and Practice. Series: Teacher education, learning innovation and accountability. Springer: Cham, pp. 181-204. ISBN 9783031286193 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28620-9_9)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times: Developing Understandings Through Life History Narratives. In: British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Re-envisioning School Leadership – The Evolving Role of Headteachers in Scotland. General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 18 May 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Reimagining School Leadership Post-Pandemic: Learning From the Experiences of Headteachers in Scotland = Reimaginando el liderazgo escolar después de la pandemia: Aprendiendo de las experiencias de Directores en Escocia. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Annual International Conference, Viña del Mar, Chile, 10-13 Jan 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

2022

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Z. and Brack, K. (2022) Be Prepared! – What Can We Learn About Leadership Preparation From the Lived Experiences of School Leaders During a Time of Crisis? British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2022) School Leaders as Research Participants: What Questions Should We Ask About Their Experiences as Research Participants? British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Understanding educational leadership: critical perspectives and approaches by Steven J. Courtney, Helen M. Gunter, Richard Niesche and Tina Rujillo, London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, 395pp., £28.99 (paperback); £90 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-3500-8182-6. Educational Review, 74(2), pp. 355-356. (doi: 10.1080/00131911.2021.1944494)[Book Review]

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Education governance and the role of the headteacher: the new policy problem in Scottish education. Management in Education, 36(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1177/08920206211057348)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2022) Reflections on the vocation of the teacher: formation, agency and meditation. In: Franchi, Leonardo and Rymarz, Richard (eds.) Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era. Series: Catholic education globally: challenges and opportunities. Springer: Singapore, pp. 93-103. ISBN 9789811947261 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-4727-8_8)

2021

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Using the Delphi Method to Investigate the Work of School Middle Leadership Teams. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher in Scottish Education: Implications for Headship Preparation and Induction. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Exploring Headteacher Life Histories. Symposium Paper 2: Co-producing Knowledge to Explore the Future of Headship in Scotland. BELMAS Annual Conference 2021, 02-03 Jul 2021.

Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) Back on Track or Re-envisioning a Different Track. Social Justice Leadership and its Implications in the Post-Pandemic Scottish Education Systems. BELMAS UK Review Webinar: Post COVID Future of Educational Leadership and Administration, 26 May 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) How Can Leadership-as-Practice and Collective Leadership Re-Vision Headship? Colloquium on Collective Leadership and L-A-P: How Can We Raise Each Other Up, 21 Jan 2021.

Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Leslie, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-5336 and McLaren, Evelyn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 (2021) Enhancing the agency of early career academics. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 9(3), pp. 32-40. (doi: 10.14297/jpaap.v9i3.469)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Social justice leadership in Scottish schools: Building on co-constructed understandings and aspirations. Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada (Online), 9- 10 December 2021.

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, Denise (ed.) Narratives of Educational Leadership. Series: Educational Leadership Theory. Springer: Singapore, pp. 131-158. ISBN 9789811658303 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5831-0_6)

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) Emerging Issues from the Future of Headship Research Programme. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

2020

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) Interdisciplinary learning: addressing the implementation gap. Scottish Educational Review, 52(2), pp. 48-70.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) St Theresa of Lisieux in Scotland 2019; St Therese of Lisieux in Scotland 2019: Liturgical Resources. Innes Review, 71(2), pp. 297-299. (doi: 10.3366/inr.2020.0274)[Book Review]

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) Interdisciplinary education: memorialising learning experiences. EducA: International Catholic Journal of Education, 6,

2019

Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Leslie, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-5336 and Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 (2019) The Leap of Faith: Experiences of Early Career Academics. SERA 44th Annual Conference: Creative Visions for Educational Futures, Edinburgh, UK, 20-22 Nov 2019. (Unpublished)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2019) The Agency of the Catholic Head Teacher. ACISE International Conference, Madrid, Spain, 24-27 April 2019.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2019) A leadership lens on St Teresa of Avila. In: Puente, Juan Carlos (ed.) Tendicial y retos en la formacion inicial de los docentes. Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

2018

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2018) Interdisciplinary Learning - A Unicorn of Scottish Education? ECER International Conference, Bolzano, Italy, 3-7 Sep 2018.

McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2018) Servant Leadership - A Radical or Redundant Concept of Leadership for Our Time? ACISE International Conference, Glasgow, UK, 4-6 April 2018.

2017

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2017) Interdisciplinary Learning. SERA Conference, Paisley, UK, 22-24 Nov 2017.

2012

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2012) Interdisciplinary education and co-operative learning: perfect shipmates to sail against the rising tide of ‘learnification?’. Stirling International Journal of Postgraduate Research, 1(1),

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Articles

Torrance, D. et al. (2025) Conducting comparative analyses of social justice leadership: creating an international research team from diverse country, policy and education system contexts. Equity in Education and Society, 4(1), pp. 113-129. (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788)

Arthur, Jane, Corral, William and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2025) Interdisciplinary learning: A study of practice within secondary schools in Glasgow, Scotland. Journal of Leadership, Scholarship and Praxis in Education, 1(1), pp. 6-18. (doi: 10.36399/qc05sb75)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoè and Brack, Kevin (2024) Enhancing the agency of senior school leaders through professional learning: a qualitative study of Into Headship, the national headteacher preparation programme in Scotland. Professional Development in Education, (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2024.2366336) (Early Online Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoè and Brack, Kevin (2024) Enhancing political awareness and agency in school leaders – A case study of the Into Headship programme. SERA Researching Education Bulletin Anniversary Edition, 1, pp. 36-41.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Education governance and the role of the headteacher: the new policy problem in Scottish education. Management in Education, 36(1), pp. 18-24. (doi: 10.1177/08920206211057348)

Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Leslie, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-5336 and McLaren, Evelyn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 (2021) Enhancing the agency of early career academics. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 9(3), pp. 32-40. (doi: 10.14297/jpaap.v9i3.469)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) Interdisciplinary learning: addressing the implementation gap. Scottish Educational Review, 52(2), pp. 48-70.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) Interdisciplinary education: memorialising learning experiences. EducA: International Catholic Journal of Education, 6,

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2012) Interdisciplinary education and co-operative learning: perfect shipmates to sail against the rising tide of ‘learnification?’. Stirling International Journal of Postgraduate Research, 1(1),

Book Sections

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Zoe and Brack, Kevin (2025) Preparing, recruiting and retaining school principals: lessons from Into Headship, the Scottish headteacher preparation programme. In: Peng, L. and Gurr, D. (eds.) Educational Leadership Preparation and Development: International Perspectives. Springer Nature. (Accepted for Publication)

Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Baker, M. (2025) Critical leadership praxis (CLP) in global complexity: promoting principalship agency through intersecting educational spaces. In: Lopez, A., Tuters, S., Auld, S. and Chan, Y. (eds.) Leadership for Whom and What Purpose? Exploring Critical Leadership Praxis in Changing Times. IAP: Leeds. (Accepted for Publication)

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, Ken, Ostinelli, Giorgio and Crescentini, Alberto (eds.) Innovation in Teacher Professional Learning in Europe: Research, Policy and Practice. Series: Routledge research in teacher education. Routledge, pp. 90-102. ISBN 9781032334493; eISBN 9781003322610 (doi: 10.4324/9781003322610-8)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, Denise and Day, Stephen P. (eds.) Teacher Education as an Ongoing Professional Trajectory: Implications for Policy and Practice. Series: Teacher education, learning innovation and accountability. Springer: Cham, pp. 181-204. ISBN 9783031286193 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28620-9_9)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, Philip A., Roberts, Amanda, Tian, Meng and Youngs, Howard (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2022) Reflections on the vocation of the teacher: formation, agency and meditation. In: Franchi, Leonardo and Rymarz, Richard (eds.) Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Era. Series: Catholic education globally: challenges and opportunities. Springer: Singapore, pp. 93-103. ISBN 9789811947261 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-4727-8_8)

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, Denise (ed.) Narratives of Educational Leadership. Series: Educational Leadership Theory. Springer: Singapore, pp. 131-158. ISBN 9789811658303 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5831-0_6)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-0442 (2019) A leadership lens on St Teresa of Avila. In: Puente, Juan Carlos (ed.) Tendicial y retos en la formacion inicial de los docentes. Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

Book Reviews

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2022) Understanding educational leadership: critical perspectives and approaches by Steven J. Courtney, Helen M. Gunter, Richard Niesche and Tina Rujillo, London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, 395pp., £28.99 (paperback); £90 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-3500-8182-6. Educational Review, 74(2), pp. 355-356. (doi: 10.1080/00131911.2021.1944494)[Book Review]

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2020) St Theresa of Lisieux in Scotland 2019; St Therese of Lisieux in Scotland 2019: Liturgical Resources. Innes Review, 71(2), pp. 297-299. (doi: 10.3366/inr.2020.0274)[Book Review]

Conference or Workshop Item

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) Professional Learning for Empowerment: A Qualitative Study of the Into Headship, Headteacher (School Principal) Preparation Programme in Scotland. SERA Conference 2024, Dundee, Scotland, 27-29 Nov 2024.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Z. and Brack, K. (2024) School Leadership Preparation: A Scottish Case Study of the Into Headship Programme. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-30 Aug 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Tipping Points: What Supports or Undermines Aspirations to Educational Leadership Roles in Scotland and in the Republic of Ireland? BELMAS Annual Conference 2024, Glasgow, UK, 5-7 July 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Black, S., Davren, Carolyn and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) The Key Role of Mentorship in Principals’ Professional Development Trajectories: Impact of a University and District Research/Practice Learning Partnership. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2024) Principalship Development in Scotland: Fostering Agency, Criticality and Confidence in School Leaders. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024. (Accepted for Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Developing Understandings of School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times Through Life History Narratives. SERA Conference 2023, Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 November 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Leadership and Management: A Relevant Distinction for Leadership in Education? European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Career-long Professional Learning in Scotland: Questions for the Future. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2023), Glasgow, UK, 22-25 Aug 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2023) Re-envisioning School Leadership – The Evolving Role of Headteachers in Scotland. General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) Conference 2023, Glasgow, UK, 18 May 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Reimagining School Leadership Post-Pandemic: Learning From the Experiences of Headteachers in Scotland = Reimaginando el liderazgo escolar después de la pandemia: Aprendiendo de las experiencias de Directores en Escocia. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Annual International Conference, Viña del Mar, Chile, 10-13 Jan 2023.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Robertson, Z. and Brack, K. (2022) Be Prepared! – What Can We Learn About Leadership Preparation From the Lived Experiences of School Leaders During a Time of Crisis? British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2022) School Leaders as Research Participants: What Questions Should We Ask About Their Experiences as Research Participants? British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2022), Liverpool, UK, 8-10 July 2022.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Using the Delphi Method to Investigate the Work of School Middle Leadership Teams. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher in Scottish Education: Implications for Headship Preparation and Induction. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2021) Exploring Headteacher Life Histories. Symposium Paper 2: Co-producing Knowledge to Explore the Future of Headship in Scotland. BELMAS Annual Conference 2021, 02-03 Jul 2021.

Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 (2021) Back on Track or Re-envisioning a Different Track. Social Justice Leadership and its Implications in the Post-Pandemic Scottish Education Systems. BELMAS UK Review Webinar: Post COVID Future of Educational Leadership and Administration, 26 May 2021.

Torrance, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) How Can Leadership-as-Practice and Collective Leadership Re-Vision Headship? Colloquium on Collective Leadership and L-A-P: How Can We Raise Each Other Up, 21 Jan 2021.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2021) Social justice leadership in Scottish schools: Building on co-constructed understandings and aspirations. Centre for Leadership and Diversity (CLD) at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Annual International Conference, Toronto, Canada (Online), 9- 10 December 2021.

Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2021) Emerging Issues from the Future of Headship Research Programme. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

Breslin, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-5196, Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Leslie, Brian ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-5336 and Mclaren, Evelyn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-9523 (2019) The Leap of Faith: Experiences of Early Career Academics. SERA 44th Annual Conference: Creative Visions for Educational Futures, Edinburgh, UK, 20-22 Nov 2019. (Unpublished)

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2019) The Agency of the Catholic Head Teacher. ACISE International Conference, Madrid, Spain, 24-27 April 2019.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2018) Interdisciplinary Learning - A Unicorn of Scottish Education? ECER International Conference, Bolzano, Italy, 3-7 Sep 2018.

McMahon, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2018) Servant Leadership - A Radical or Redundant Concept of Leadership for Our Time? ACISE International Conference, Glasgow, UK, 4-6 April 2018.

Harvie, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 (2017) Interdisciplinary Learning. SERA Conference, Paisley, UK, 22-24 Nov 2017.

Conference Proceedings

Harvie, Julie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times: Developing Understandings Through Life History Narratives. In: British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

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Grants

International Partnership Development Fund 2023-24

Supervision

Currently supervising Phd, EdD and Masters students.  

  • McQuade, Marie
    Factors influencing the development of Scottish Government childcare policy from political commitment to delivery.
  • Noviliza, Anesia
    Curriculum Policy: A Study of Minang Student’s Character Development Education at School.

Professional activities & recognition

Prizes, awards & distinctions

  • 2004: Professional Recognition for Enterprise in Education (General Teaching Council of Scotland)

Professional & learned societies

  • 2018: Member, National Design Group for Educational Leadership
  • 2020: Co-convenor, Scottish Educational Research Association Network for Leadership in Education
  • 1994: Member, General Teaching Council for Scotland

Selected international presentations

  • 2021: International Virtual Workshop titled ‘Promoting inquiry informed practice about teaching and assessment of higher order thinking skills (HOTS)’ (Pakistan (online))
  • 2020: STEM Scotland Conference (Scotland, Edinburgh)