Professor Margery McMahon

Professor (Educational Leadership & Policy)

email: head-education-school@glasgow.ac.uk

College of Social Sciences, School of Education, St Andrew's Building, Glasgow, G3 6NH

Biography

Margery A McMahon is Professor of Educational Leadership and formerly Head of School of Education (2019-2023). Formerly a teacher of History and Politics, Margery joined the School of Education in 2004 and led the development of the MEd in Professional Development and Enquiry before serving as Head of the Department of Educational Studies. In 2013-2014 she was seconded to the National Implementation Board for Teaching Scotland’s Future where she led the scoping and initial set up of the Scottish College for Educational Leadership. She is the author and co-author of several books focusing on professional learning and leadership including O'Brien, J., (ed) (2016) School Leadership 3rd edition, Edinburgh: Dunedin. Recent articles and chapters focusing on educational leadership include, Mowat, J., G., and McMahon, M., (2018) ‘Interrogating the concept of ‘leadership at all levels’: a Scottish perspective.’ Professional Development in Education (Early Online Publication); Hamilton, G., Forde, C., and McMahon, M., (2018) ‘Developing a coherent strategy to build leadership capacity in Scottish education.’ Management in Education. Vol.32 (2) 72-78 and McMahon, M., (2018) ‘Teacher Leadership’ inBryce, T.G.K., Humes, W.H., Gillies, D., & Kennedy, A., (Eds.), (2018) Scottish Education Fifth Edition Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.Her co-authored article: McMahon, M., Forde, C., & Dickson, B., (2015) 'Reshaping teacher education through the professional continuum.’ Educational Review Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2015 received the Educational Review prize for 2015 'article of the year.' She serves as an adviser and consultant to national and international agencies on leadership development and institutional capability building. Professor McMahon is UK Representative for the International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching (ISATT)and a member of the Global Deans of Education Network (GDNE).

Research interests

My research focuses mainly on leadership development and career-long professional learning in a range of contexts including schools and universities. Linked to this is a focus on pedagogies for professional learning and organisational capability building.

Publications

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Number of items: 82.

2024

Boeren, Ellen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2285-5814, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Coll, Roisin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2167-6854 (2024) Religion, research and the REF-UoA23 education: a thematic investigation. British Journal of Religious Education, (doi: 10.1080/01416200.2024.2446359) (Early Online Publication)

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Rooney, Anna Mai, Nihill, Mary, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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.

Gangone, Lynn, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Anderson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413, Ledger, Susan and Jain, Pinky (2024) Growing Our Work in Internationalization - Invited International Presentation. American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Anderson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) An Anti-Racist Framework for Teacher Education Programmes: Six Areas for Action. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, USA, 16-19 February 2024.

Gangone, Lynn M., Anderson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Lunch with Lynn – Internationalization. AACTE Webinars, Virtual, 30 Jan 2024.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Baker, M., Davren, Carolyn and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2024) Education Policy: In Whose Interests? A Research/Policy/Practice University and School District Professional Learning Partnership to Strengthen Leadership of and for Critically Conscious School Communities. ICSEI Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 8-12 January 2024.

2023

Anderson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) A partnered approach to quality assurance in educator preparation. In: Monaco, Malina, Thomas Horne, Erin and Tanguay, Carla (eds.) Working Together for Success: A Guide to Effective Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration. Information Age Publishing. (In Press)

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2023) Development of a Politically Cognisant Teaching Profession to Navigate Global and Glocal Ambiguities and Transformations. Association of Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Winter Conference, Braga, Portugal, 26-28 Oct 2023.

Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) System-level Education Reform in Scotland: Implications for Teacher Education = Riforma dell'istruzione a livello di sistema in Scozia: Implicazioni per la formazione degli insegnanti. 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reid, A., Baker, M., Drennan, O. and Arthur, J. (2023) Leading Critically Conscious School Communities: A Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Political Literacy in School Principals = Principali scuole criticamente consapevoli: Un partenariato di ricerca/pratica per rafforzare l'alfabetizzazione politica nei dirigenti scolastici. In: 20th Biennial International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) Conference 2023, Bari, Italy, 3-7 July 2023, (Accepted for Publication)

Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Drennan, O., Arthur, J., Reid, A. and Baker, M. (2023) Enhanced Political Awareness: Authentic Engagement in a Research/Practice Partnership to Strengthen Leadership for Critically Conscious School Communities. British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2023, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-16 July 2023.

Anderson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9084-7413, Boath, Lauren ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4942-8430 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2023) Scotland's Strategy for High-quality Educator Preparation Strand I: Addressing the Evolving Needs of Education. American Association of College for Teacher Education 75th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 24-26 Feb 2023.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, Christine ORCID: 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

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2022) Mentoring new teachers in Scotland. In: Eady, Sandra, Essex, Jane, Livingston, Kay and McColl, Margaret (eds.) Mentoring Teachers in Scotland: a Practical Guide. Series: Mentoring trainee and early career teachers. Routledge, pp. 61-71. ISBN 9780367405984 (doi: 10.4324/9780429356957-7)

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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)

2021

Torrance, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, M. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: 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.

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Torrance, D. ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Mitchell, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Harvie, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID: 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.

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 (2021) Middle leadership and social justice leadership in scottish secondary schools: harnessing the Delphi method’s potential in a participatory action research process. International Studies in Educational Administration, 49(3), pp. 103-121.

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172 and Harvie, Julie ORCID: 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)

2020

King, Fiona, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Roulston, Stephen and Nguyen, Dong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-7157 (2020) Leadership Learning in Initial Teacher Education (LLITE). Project Report. The Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South.

2019

King, Fiona, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Nguyen, Dong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9119-7157 and Roulston, Stephen (2019) Leadership learning for pre-service and early career teachers: insights from Ireland and Scotland. International Studies in Educational Administration, 47(2), pp. 6-22.

Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Kerrigan, Kathleen ORCID: 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.

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2019) Teacher Quality, Professional Learning and Policy: Recognising, Rewarding and Developing Teacher Expertise. Palgrave McMillan: London. ISBN 9781137536532 (doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-53654-9)

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Purdie, Jackie (2019) Headteacher-in-residence: an authentic approach to leadership preparation. International Studies in Educational Administration, 47(1), pp. 89-101.

Mowat, Joan G. and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2019) Interrogating the concept of ‘leadership at all levels’: a Scottish perspective. Professional Development in Education, 45(2), pp. 173-189. (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2018.1511452)

2018

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Harvie, J. ORCID: 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.

Hamilton, Gillian, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2018) Developing a coherent strategy to build leadership capacity in Scottish education. Management in Education, 32(2), pp. 72-78. (doi: 10.1177/0892020618762715)

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2018) Teacher leadership. In: Bryce, T.G.K., Humes, W.M., Gillies, D. and Kennedy, A. (eds.) Scottish Education. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp. 858-866. ISBN 9781474437844

2017

Drew, Val, McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Whelan, Lesley, Allan, Alison and Travis, Andrew (2017) Translating Educational Leadership Policies into Practices Through Collaborative Partnership Working: Policy Actors' Perspectives One Year On. 30th Annual Conference of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement: ICSEI Symposium, Ottowa, Canada, 7-10 Jan 2017. (Unpublished)

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Flores, Maria, Valeeva, Roza A. and Finn, Anthony (2017) Symposium: Advancing Professionalism for School Effectiveness and Improvement: Professional Standards and Teacher Quality. 30th Annual Conference of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement: ICSEI Symposium, Ottowa, Canada, 7-10 Jan 2017. (Unpublished)

McMahon, Margery A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and Murray, Rosa (2017) The development of accomplished teaching. In: Peters, M., Cowie, B. and Menter, I. (eds.) A Companion to Research in Teacher Education. Springer Nature: Singapore, pp. 87-100. ISBN 9789811040733 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-4075-7_6)

2016

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2016) Extending partnership through system-level leadership. In: O'Brien, Jim (ed.) School Leadership. Dunedin: Edinburgh, pp. 151-165. ISBN 9781780460512

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2016) Learning for leadership, leadership for learning. In: O'Brien, Jim (ed.) School Leadership. Dunedin: Edinburgh, pp. 133-150. ISBN 9781780460512

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, Margery Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Hamilton, Gillian and Murray, Rosa (2016) Rethinking professional standards to promote professional learning. Professional Development in Education, 42(1), pp. 19-35. (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2014.999288)

Wingrave, Mary and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2016) Professionalisation through academicisation: valuing and developing the early years sector in Scotland. Professional Development in Education, 42(5), pp. 710-731. (doi: 10.1080/19415257.2015.1082075)

2015

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2015) Coaching as Pedagogy for Professional Learning: Changing Practices, Shifting Landscapes in Scotland. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Cincinnati, OH, USA, 3-6 Jan 2015.

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Boland, Moyra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1929-0680, Finn, Anthony and Chapman, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6415 (2015) Small system, Big Ideas. Is it Working? Scotland Spotlight Session at 2015 International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) Conference. International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Cincinnati, OH, USA, 3-6 Jan 2015.

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and Dickson, Beth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-038X (2015) Reshaping teacher education through the professional continuum. Educational Review, 67(2), pp. 158-178. (doi: 10.1080/00131911.2013.846298)

2014

Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2014) Leadership for learning: the evolving role of the primary teacher. In: Carroll, Mike and McCulloch, Margaret (eds.) Understanding Teaching and Learning in Primary Education. SAGE: London. ISBN 9781446254820

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2014) Approaches to teacher effectiveness in Scotland: balancing development and accountability Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia. In: Tan, O. and Liu, W. (eds.) Teacher Effectiveness: Capacity Building in a Complex Learning Era. Cengage. ISBN 9789814605564

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2014) Reforming teacher education in the United Kingdom: different goals, different roads in England and Scotland? In: Flores, Maria Assunção (ed.) Formação e Desenvolvimento Profissional de Professores: Contributos Internacionais. Almedina: Coimbra. ISBN 9789724056456

2013

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Gronn, P. and Martin, M. (2013) Being a leadership development coach: a multifaceted role. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 41(1), pp. 105-119. (doi: 10.1177/1741143212462699)

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Gronn, P. (2013) Designing individualised leadership development programmes. School Leadership and Management, 33(5), pp. 440-456. (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2013.813455)

Hulme, M., Menter, I. and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2013) Accountability and accomplished teaching: researching the chartered teacher programme in Scotland. Irish Educational Studies, 32(3), pp. 291-308. (doi: 10.1080/03323315.2013.814748)

2011

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Dickson, B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4734-038X (2011) Leadership development in Scotland: after Donaldson. Scottish Educational Review, 43(2), pp. 55-69.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Leaders of learning: accomplished teachers as teacher leaders. In: Townsend, A. and MacBeath, J. (eds.) International Handbook of Leadership for Learning. Series: Springer International Handbooks of Education (25). Springer, pp. 779-794. ISBN 9789400713499 (doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1350-5_43)

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and Martin, M. (Eds.) (2011) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. SAGE: London. ISBN 9781849201278

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Accomplished Teaching, Accomplished Teachers in Scotland: A Report Submitted to the Committee Reviewing Teacher Employment in Scotland. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) International Education: Educating for a Global Future. Series: Policy and practice in education (26). Dunedin: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781906716035

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Policy: Overview. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Schools and Schooling. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and Martin, M. (2011) Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9871849201285

2010

Reeves, J., McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Hulme, M., McQueen, I., Redford, M., McKie, F. and McSeveney, A. (2010) Evaluating Accomplished Teaching: Report of a Pilot Study into Means of Investigating the Impact of Accomplished Teaching on Pupils’ Learning in the Context of the Chartered Teacher Initiative in Scotland. Project Report. General Teaching Council for Scotland, Edinburgh.

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2010) Rialtos agus Polaitiocht Thuaisceart Eireann. Colourpoint: Belfast.

2009

Britton, A. and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2009) Continuing intercultural professional development: new technologies and new paradigms in teacher professional development. In: International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) Conference 2009, Valencia, Spain, 9-11 March 2009,

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Reeves, J. (2009) Putting together professional portfolios. Sage: London. ISBN 9781412946698

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reeves, J., Devlin, A.M., Jaap, A. and Simpson, J. (2009) Evaluating the Impact of Chartered Teacher in Scotland: The views of Chartered Teachers: Final Report. Project Report. General Teaching Council for Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.

2008

Davidson, J., Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Gronn, P., MacBeath, J., McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Martin, M. (2008) Towards a mixed economy of Head Teacher development: Evaluation Report to the Scottish Government on the Flexible Routes to Headship Pilot. Project Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh, UK.

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Gronn, P., MacBeath, J., McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Martin, M. and Davidson, J. (2008) Coaching and the journey to school leadership [roundtable]. In: European Conference for Educational Research, Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-12 Sept 2008,

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2008) Government and Politics of Northern Ireland. Colourpoint Publishers: Belfast. ISBN 9781904242956

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2008) International education. In: 3rd Chartered Teacher National Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 7 June 2008,

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reeves, J., Murray, R., Ingvarson, L., Macaulay, S. and LLewellyn, H. (2008) Identifying and rewarding accomplished teachers: international approaches. In: European Conference for Educational Research, Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-12 Sept 2008,

2007

Connelly, G. and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2007) Chartered teaching: accrediting professionalism for Scotland's teachers- a view from the inside. Journal of In-Service Education, 33(1), pp. 91-105. (doi: 10.1080/13674580601157752)

Doherty, R. and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2007) Politics, change and compromise: restructuring the work of the Scottish teacher. Educational Review, 59(3), pp. 251-265. (doi: 10.1080/00131910701427165)

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Devlin, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-6465, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Hall, J and Menter, I. (2007) Reforming teachers: how teachers conceive of their work. In: European Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Ghent, 19-20 Sept 2007,

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Reeves, J., Devlin, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-6465, Simpson, J. and Jaap, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-6910 (2007) Evaluating the impact of Chartered Teacher in Scotland: the views of Chartered Teachers. Project Report. General Teaching Council Scotland, Edinburgh.

Patrick, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-7307, Devlin, AM. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-6465, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, McPhee, A., Hall, J., Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 and Menter, I. (2007) Teacher Working Time Research (TWTR): survey results and teachers' professional identity. In: Joint Conference on Teacher Education and Teachers' Work, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 15 June 2007, (Unpublished)

2006

Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, McPhee, A. and Patrick, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-7307 (2006) Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry. Paul Chapman Publishing: London. ISBN 9781412919364

Hall, J., Devlin, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-6465 and McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2006) Teacher Working Time Research (TWTR): results of the survey. In: Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference, Royal George Hotel, Perth, Scotland, 26 - 28 November,

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Morrison-Love, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-4738 and Deakin-Crick, Ruth (2006) Mediated Support for Learning Enhancement (ELLI) (Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory). Other. The Higher Education Academy.

Menter, I., McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419, Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Hall, J., McPhee, A., Patrick, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-7307 and Devlin, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9407-6465 (2006) Teacher Working Time Research: Final Report to the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers. Project Report. Scottish Government / Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee, Edinburgh, UK.

2005

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Forde, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704 (2005) Chartered teacher: enhancing practice, enriching professionalism. Professional Development Today, 9(1),

2004

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 and Morrison-Love, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9009-4738 (2004) Mediated Support for Learning Enhancement. SERA Conference, Perth, Scotland, 25-27 Nov 2004. (Unpublished)

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Number of items: 82.

Articles

Books

McMahon, Margery ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2010) Rialtos agus Polaitiocht Thuaisceart Eireann. Colourpoint: Belfast.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2008) Government and Politics of Northern Ireland. Colourpoint Publishers: Belfast. ISBN 9781904242956

Book Sections

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Policy: Overview. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2011) Schools and Schooling. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

Edited Books

Research Reports or Papers

Conference or Workshop Item

Mitchell, Alison ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-4172, Torrance, Deirdre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9223-6701, Forde, Christine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6484-1704, Harvie, Julie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8244-1237 and McMahon, Margery ORCID: 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.

Conference Proceedings

McMahon, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419 (2008) International education. In: 3rd Chartered Teacher National Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 7 June 2008,

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Grants

2015

Grant awarded by British Council and Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) to develop and deliver leadership devleopment programme for senior university leaders from Pakistan (£23,963)

2013

Grant awarded by British Council (Indonesia) to develop and deliver leadership devleopment programme for university vice-rectors from Indoneisa (£12,000)

Grant awarded by British Council (China) to develop school leadership devleopment programme. (£23,500)

2012

Developing accomplishment in teaching, Scottish Government and General Teaching Council (£10,000)

2011

Supporting newly arrived and migrant learners, European Union - Comenius Regio Project (£20,000)

2010

Beyond Sectarianism - new thinking for a new generation, Gordon Cook Foundation (£2000)

2009

Evaluating Accomplished Teaching, Scottish Government & General Teaching Council (£20,000)

2007-08

Evaluation of the impact of Chartered Teacher (Joint Principal Investigator), SEED and GTCS (£20,000)

Flexible Routes to Headship (member of research team), Scottish Government (£70,000)

Continuing Intercultural Professional Development in Europe (member of project team), European Commission

2006-7

£110,000 Teacher Working Time (co-applicant and project coordinator), Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (£110,000)

Scottish Children’s Parliament (member of research team)

2005-06

Virtual Graduate Learning Assistant (Project Leader) Faculty Strategic Teaching Initiative Fund

2004-05

Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI) (Project leader), Learning and Teaching Development Fund

Supervision

I am currently supervising doctoral theses in the following areas:

Total Quality Management in Education in Saudi Arabia
Enhancing a Research Culture in Universities/HEIs: The Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Sustainable Development Education and curriculum change in Pakistan
Leadership styles in in Nursing Colleges Leadership Styles
Gender, underachievement and disadvantaged boys.

At Masters level I am currently supervising dissertations in the following areas:

Public Sector Leadership Development in Oman

Professional Learning Communities

Youth Leadership in Oman

Teaching

The main area of my teaching and learning involves working with experienced and senior educational practitioners and leaders engaging in postgraduate study.

I am programme leader for the Pg Certificate in Middle Leadership and Management and course tutor for courses within this programme:

Building a professional learning community
Leading Learning
Improving Learning

I am programme leader for the MSc Organisational Leadership and course tutor for the Personal Study course and coordinator of dissertations as well as serving as a supervisor.

Within the Doctorate in Education (EdD) programme I am a course tutor for 'Critical Reflection in Practice.'

In response to Teaching Scotland's Future I led the development and delivery of two new courses directly related to major changes in professional learning: Leading Professional Learning and Pedagogies of Professional Learning.

At undergraduate level I am course tutor for Practitioner Enquiry (BEd4) and for Education and Society (MEduc1).

I also design and deliver leadership development programmes.

Additional information

Membership of learned societies / professional associations

Regional Vice-President (Europe) for the International Council on Education for Teaching.
Member of the Board of the International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI); co-chair of the 2016 congress to be held in Glasgow.
Elected as a Board member of the International Professional Development Association (IPDA) and as convenor of IPDA Scotland.
Scottish representative on the Universities Council of Education and Teaching (UCET).
Founding convenor of the new Leadership Network of the Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA).

Advisory / consultant roles

Member of the National Implementation Board for Teaching Scotland’s Future (April 2013-Sept 2014).
Member of the GTCS Revision Group for Professional Standards; lead role in development of new Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (2010-11).
Co-convenor of two invited symposia (national and international) on Accomplished Teaching hosted by University of Glasgow and General Teaching Council Scotland and Scottish Government (2010-11)
Consultant for review of the ‘Learning Outcomes Approach in Teacher Education’ as part of a multiple country EU funded project on ‘Learning Outcomes in Higher Education (2014)
Consultant for the Evaluation of the Chartered Teacher Initiative in Wales (Wales) (2009).

External Examiner

2010-2014: External examiner MEd in Enhanced Professional Practice at the University of Aberdeen

2015 - External examiner MA Leadership at the Institute of Education, London.

I regularly serve as an examiner of doctoral theses for other universities.

Dr Mrgery McMahon

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