School of Education

Professor Margery McMahon

Professor of Educational Leadership (Educational Leadership & Policy)

telephone: 01413303018
email: Margery.McMahon@glasgow.ac.uk

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-5419

Biography

Margery A McMahon is Professor of Educational Leadership and Director of the Educational Leadership and Policy Research and Teaching Group (RTG) in the School of Education. 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 and co-convenor of the Leadership in Scottish Education Network (LiSEN).

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.

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.

Publications

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Number of items: 47.

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.

Hamilton, G., Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (2018) Developing a coherent strategy to build leadership capacity in Scottish education. Management in Education, 32(2), pp. 72-78. (doi:10.1177/0892020618762715)

2017

Drew, V., McMahon, M. , Whelan, L., Allan, A. and Travis, A. (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, M. , Flores, M., Valeeva, R. A. and Finn, A. (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, M. A. , Forde, C. and Murray, R. (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, M. (2016) Extending partnership through system-level leadership. In: O'Brien, J. (ed.) School Leadership. Dunedin: Edinburgh, pp. 151-165. ISBN 9781780460512

McMahon, M. (2016) Learning for leadership, leadership for learning. In: O'Brien, J. (ed.) School Leadership. Dunedin: Edinburgh, pp. 133-150. ISBN 9781780460512

Forde, C. , McMahon, M. A. , Hamilton, G. and Murray, R. (2016) Rethinking professional standards to promote professional learning. Professional Development in Education, 42(1), pp. 19-35. (doi:10.1080/19415257.2014.999288)

Wingrave, M. and McMahon, M. (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, M. (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, M. , Boland, M., Finn, A. and Chapman, C. (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, M. , Forde, C. and Dickson, B. (2015) Reshaping teacher education through the professional continuum. Educational Review, 67(2), pp. 158-178. (doi:10.1080/00131911.2013.846298)

2014

Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (2014) Leadership for learning: the evolving role of the primary teacher. In: Carroll, M. and McCulloch, M. (eds.) Understanding Teaching and Learning in Primary Education. SAGE: London. ISBN 9781446254820

Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (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, M. (2014) Reforming teacher education in the United Kingdom: different goals, different roads in England and Scotland? In: Flores, M. A. (ed.) Formação e Desenvolvimento Profissional de Professores: Contributos Internacionais. Almedina: Coimbra. ISBN 9789724056456

2013

Forde, C. , McMahon, M. , 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. , McMahon, M. 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. (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. , McMahon, M. and Dickson, B. (2011) Leadership development in Scotland: after Donaldson. Scottish Educational Review, 43(2), pp. 55-69.

McMahon, M. (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. , Forde, C. and Martin, M. (Eds.) (2011) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. SAGE: London. ISBN 9781849201278

Forde, C. and McMahon, M. (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. (2011) International Education: Educating for a Global Future. Series: Policy and practice in education (26). Dunedin: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781906716035

McMahon, M. (2011) Policy: Overview. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

McMahon, M. (2011) Schools and Schooling. In: McMahon, M., Forde, C. and Martin, M. (eds.) Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching. Sage: London.

McMahon, M. , Forde, C. 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. , 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, M. (2010) Rialtos agus Polaitiocht Thuaisceart Eireann. Colourpoint: Belfast.

2009

Britton, A. and McMahon, M. (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. , McMahon, M. and Reeves, J. (2009) Putting together professional portfolios. Sage: London. ISBN 9781412946698

McMahon, M. , 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. , Gronn, P., MacBeath, J., McMahon, M. 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. , Gronn, P., MacBeath, J., McMahon, M. , 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. (2008) Government and Politics of Northern Ireland. Colourpoint Publishers: Belfast. ISBN 9781904242956

McMahon, M. (2008) International education. In: 3rd Chartered Teacher National Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 7 June 2008,

McMahon, M. , 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. (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. (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. , Devlin, A.M. , McMahon, M. , 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. , Reeves, J., Devlin, A. , Simpson, J. and Jaap, A. (2007) Evaluating the impact of Chartered Teacher in Scotland: the views of Chartered Teachers. Project Report. General Teaching Council Scotland, Edinburgh.

Patrick, F., Devlin, A. , McMahon, M. , McPhee, A., Hall, J., Forde, C. 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. , McMahon, M. , McPhee, A. and Patrick, F. (2006) Professional Development, Reflection and Enquiry. Paul Chapman Publishing: London. ISBN 9781412919364

Hall, J., Devlin, A.M. and McMahon, M. (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, M. , Morrison-Love, D. and Deakin-Crick, R. (2006) Mediated Support for Learning Enhancement (ELLI) (Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory). Other. The Higher Education Academy.

Menter, I., McMahon, M. , Forde, C. , Hall, J., McPhee, A., Patrick, F. and Devlin, A.M. (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. and Forde, C. (2005) Chartered teacher: enhancing practice, enriching professionalism. Professional Development Today, 9(1),

2004

McMahon, M. and Morrison-Love, D. (2004) Mediated Support for Learning Enhancement. SERA Conference, Perth, Scotland, 25-27 Nov 2004. (Unpublished)

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