Dr Julie Harvie

  • Senior Lecturer (Educational Leadership & Policy)

Biography

Julie Harvie is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Programme Leader for the In and Into Headship programmes at the University of Glasgow.  She is 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 taken on the roles of Depute of the Educational Leadership and Policy Research and Teaching Group and Quality and Enhancement Officer.  Julie supervises Phd, EdD and Masters students and also teaches on a variety of Initial Teacher Education courses.  She has been a member of the School of Education Ethics Committee.  Julie previously held the role of a Primary School Head Teacher and had experience working at system level within North Lanarkshire Council.  She gained her Educational Doctorate qualification in 2018 specialising in Interdisciplinary Learning.  Julie is also an External Examiner for the University of Nottingham.  

Research interests

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

Publications

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Number of items: 39.

2024

Mitchell, A. , Black, S., Davren, C. and Harvie, J. (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, J. (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, J. (2023) Developing Understandings of School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times Through Life History Narratives. SERA Conference 2023, Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 November 2023.

Harvie, J. and Mitchell, A. (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Forde, C. , Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. and Kerrigan, K. (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, K., Ostinelli, G. and Crescentini, A. (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)

Torrance, D. et al. (2023) 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, (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788) (Early Online Publication)

Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , McMahon, M. and Mitchell, A. (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, A. , Harvie, J. , Forde, C. , Torrance, D. and McMahon, M. (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, A. , Torrance, D. , Harvie, J. , Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, D. and Day, S. 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, J. , Mitchell, A. , Forde, C. , Torrance, D. and McMahon, M. (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, A. and Harvie, J. (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, A. , Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (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, A. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, P. A., Roberts, A., Tian, M. and Youngs, H. (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Forde, C. (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, P. A., Roberts, A., Tian, M. and Youngs, H. (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

2022

Harvie, J. , 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. and Torrance, D. (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. (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, C. , Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. , McMahon, M. and Harvie, J. (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, J. and Kerrigan, K. (2022) Reflections on the vocation of the teacher: formation, agency and meditation. In: Franchi, L. and Rymarz, R. (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. and Mitchell, A. (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (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, C. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Torrance, D. (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, J. (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. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. , Mitchell, A. and Torrance, D. (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. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Forde, C. (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, M. , Harvie, J. , Leslie, B. and McLaren, E. (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, A. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (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, D. , Forde, C. , McMahon, M. A. , Mitchell, A. and Harvie, J. (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, D. (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, D. , Harvie, J. , Mitchell, A. and Forde, C. (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, J. (2020) Interdisciplinary learning: addressing the implementation gap. Scottish Educational Review, 52(2), pp. 48-70.

Harvie, J. (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, J. (2020) Interdisciplinary education: memorialising learning experiences. EducA: International Catholic Journal of Education, 6,

2019

Breslin, M. , Harvie, J. , Leslie, B. and Mclaren, E. (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, J. (2019) The Agency of the Catholic Head Teacher. ACISE International Conference, Madrid, Spain, 24-27 April 2019.

Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Kerrigan, K. (2019) A leadership lens on St Teresa of Avila. In: Puente, J. C. (ed.) Tendicial y retos en la formacion inicial de los docentes. Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

2018

Harvie, J. (2018) Interdisciplinary Learning - A Unicorn of Scottish Education? ECER International Conference, Bolzano, Italy, 3-7 Sep 2018.

McMahon, M. and Harvie, J. (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. (2017) Interdisciplinary Learning. SERA Conference, Paisley, UK, 22-24 Nov 2017.

2012

Harvie, J. (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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Number of items: 39.

Articles

Harvie, J. and Mitchell, A. (2023) The evolving role of the headteacher. Teaching Scotland, 98,

Torrance, D. et al. (2023) 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, (doi: 10.1177/27526461231194788) (Early Online Publication)

Forde, C. , Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. , McMahon, M. and Harvie, J. (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, M. , Harvie, J. , Leslie, B. and McLaren, E. (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, J. (2020) Interdisciplinary learning: addressing the implementation gap. Scottish Educational Review, 52(2), pp. 48-70.

Harvie, J. (2020) Interdisciplinary education: memorialising learning experiences. EducA: International Catholic Journal of Education, 6,

Harvie, J. (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

Forde, C. , Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. and Kerrigan, K. (2023) Career-long professional learning in Scotland. In: Jones, K., Ostinelli, G. and Crescentini, A. (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, A. , Torrance, D. , Harvie, J. , Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (2023) The changing role of the headteacher in Scottish education: implications for career-long teacher education. In: Mifsud, D. and Day, S. 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, A. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (2023) Developing leadership for school education: constructions of system leadership. In: Woods, P. A., Roberts, A., Tian, M. and Youngs, H. (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 474-490. ISBN 9781800880412

Torrance, D. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Forde, C. (2023) Leadership and management: a relevant distinction for leadership in education? In: Woods, P. A., Roberts, A., Tian, M. and Youngs, H. (eds.) Handbook on Leadership in Education. Series: Elgar handbooks in education. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 45-59. ISBN 9781800880412

Harvie, J. and Kerrigan, K. (2022) Reflections on the vocation of the teacher: formation, agency and meditation. In: Franchi, L. and Rymarz, R. (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, D. , Forde, C. , McMahon, M. A. , Mitchell, A. and Harvie, J. (2021) Potential theoretical approaches to support the critical exploration of ‘the problem(s)’ of preparing, recruiting and retaining headteachers in Scotland. In: Mifsud, D. (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, J. , McMahon, M. and Kerrigan, K. (2019) A leadership lens on St Teresa of Avila. In: Puente, J. C. (ed.) Tendicial y retos en la formacion inicial de los docentes. Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

Book Reviews

Harvie, J. (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, J. (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

Mitchell, A. , Black, S., Davren, C. and Harvie, J. (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, J. (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, J. (2023) Developing Understandings of School Leadership in Globally Challenging Times Through Life History Narratives. SERA Conference 2023, Musselburgh, UK, 22-24 November 2023.

Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , McMahon, M. and Mitchell, A. (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, A. , Harvie, J. , Forde, C. , Torrance, D. and McMahon, M. (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, A. and Harvie, J. (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, A. , Harvie, J. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (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. , 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. and Torrance, D. (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. and Mitchell, A. (2021) The Changing Role of the Headteacher. ECER 2021 European Conference on Educational Research, 06-10 Sep 2021.

Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (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, C. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Torrance, D. (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, J. (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. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. , Mitchell, A. and Torrance, D. (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. , Mitchell, A. , Harvie, J. , McMahon, M. and Forde, C. (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, A. , Torrance, D. , Forde, C. , Harvie, J. and McMahon, M. (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, D. , Harvie, J. , Mitchell, A. and Forde, C. (2021) Emerging Issues from the Future of Headship Research Programme. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS 2021), 2-3 July 2021.

Breslin, M. , Harvie, J. , Leslie, B. and Mclaren, E. (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, J. (2019) The Agency of the Catholic Head Teacher. ACISE International Conference, Madrid, Spain, 24-27 April 2019.

Harvie, J. (2018) Interdisciplinary Learning - A Unicorn of Scottish Education? ECER International Conference, Bolzano, Italy, 3-7 Sep 2018.

McMahon, M. and Harvie, J. (2018) Servant Leadership - A Radical or Redundant Concept of Leadership for Our Time? ACISE International Conference, Glasgow, UK, 4-6 April 2018.

Harvie, J. (2017) Interdisciplinary Learning. SERA Conference, Paisley, UK, 22-24 Nov 2017.

Conference Proceedings

Harvie, J. , Mitchell, A. , Forde, C. , Torrance, D. and McMahon, M. (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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Supervision

Currently supervising 2 PhD students, 1 EdD student and 7 Masters students.  Research topics include - 

  • Decision making and programmes for gifted pupils in Oman
  • Capabilities approach in education
  • Family and school partnerships in Saudi Arabia
  • Distributive Leadership in a Scottish Secondary setting
  • Exploring the relationship between how students value education and their engagement in lessons
  • Narrowing the attainment gap through metacognition
  • The impact of home learning on skills development 
  • Creating a culture for school improvement
  • The empowerment of support staff in schools for pupils with additional support needs
  • McQuade, Marie
    Factors influencing the development of Scottish Government childcare policy from political commitment to delivery.

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)